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Before 1600 Judaica and hebraica Josephus, Flavius....

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[Before 1600] [Judaica and hebraica] Josephus, Flavius. Joseph juif & hebrieu hystoriographe grec De l'antiquite Judaique nouvellement translate de latin en vulgaire francoys. French transl. Guillaume Michel. Paris, "Nicolas Cousteau imprimeur demeourant audit lieu pour Galliot du Pre Libraire iure de Luniversite", 15 April 1534, lvs. 2-5, 7-38, 41-192, 194-197, contemp. blindst. calf, folio. Lacks title-p. and lvs. 6, 39, 40 and 193, a few lvs. dam. in blank margins at the beginning and end (repaired w. sellotape), bookblock broken between lvs XC and XCI (repaired w. tape), binding re-backed and covers restored along margins. Sold w.a.f. Copy from the library of Fritz Michael Meyer (Amst.), w. his bookplate on inside front cover. Also with series of contemp. owner's entries of Georgius de Charangonay, and of N. Domachek on final blank. Very rare early (first?) edition of this French translation.