The Wonderful and Most Deplorable History of the Latter Times of the Jews; with the Destruction of the City of Jerusalem. Which History Begins where the Holy Scriptures End. By Josephus ben Gorion. Whereunto is added, a Brief of the Ten Captivities, with the Portrait of the Roman Rams, and Engines of Battery, &c. As also, of Jerusalem; with the Fearful and the Presaging Apparitions, that were seen in the Air, before Her Ruin.

Singerman ID: 0143

Year: 1803

Entry: Josippon. English. The Wonderful and Most Deplorable History of the Latter Times of the Jews; with the Destruction of the City of Jerusalem. Which History Begins where the Holy Scriptures End. By Josephus ben Gorion. Whereunto is added, a Brief of the Ten Captivities, with the Portrait of the Roman Rams, and Engines of Battery, &c. As also, of Jerusalem; with the Fearful and the Presaging Apparitions, that were seen in the Air, before Her Ruin. Leominster, Mass.: Printed by Adams & Wilder, for Isaiah Thomas, Jun., 1803. vi, 305 p., [1] p. of adv.

Author/Editor: Josippon

Location: Leominster, MA

Holdings: In most academic libraries

Title: The Wonderful and Most Deplorable History of the Latter Times of the Jews; with the Destruction of the City of Jerusalem. Which History Begins where the Holy Scriptures End. By Josephus ben Gorion. Whereunto is added, a Brief of the Ten Captivities, with the Portrait of the Roman Rams, and Engines of Battery, &c. As also, of Jerusalem; with the Fearful and the Presaging Apparitions, that were seen in the Air, before Her Ruin.

Printer/Publisher: Printed by Adams & Wilder, for Isaiah Thomas, Jun.

Language: English

Notes: Running title: The Wars of the Jews. The unnamed translator is Peter Morwen, per Dictionary of National Biography (London), vol. 39, pp. 170-71. A variant edition held by PPL is printed and sold by Adams & Wilder without any reference to the book’s availability from Isaiah Thomas, Worcester, Mass. For other ed., see entries 0020, 0300. Rosenbach 130, S & S 4463 (entered under Josephus).