The Works of Philo: Complete and Unabridged, New Updated Edition

Language: English

Published by Hendrickson Publishers, Peabody, MA, 1993

0943575931 / 9780943575933

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918 pp., xx; 4 pp of maps (pp. 419-23). Only other translations in English, evidently, are in 10 Volumes of Harvard Loeb Classics.Following the Publisher's Preface, Foreword (by David M. Scholer), and Preface to the Original Edition, Contents divided into 43 sections: e.g., "On the Creation"; "Allegorical Interpretation"; "On the Cherubim"; "That the Worse is Wont to Attack the Better"; "On the Posterity of Cain and His Exile"; "On the Giants"; "On the Unchangeableness of God"; "On Drunkenness"; On the Confusion of Tongues"; "Who is the Heir of Divine Things?"; "Dreams"; "On Abraham"; "On Joseph";"The Decalogue"; "On the Virtues"; "On Rewards and Punishments"; "Every Good Man is Free"; " On the Eternity of the World"; "Hypothetica: Apology for the Jews"; "On Providence"; Questions and Answers on Genesis"; Appendix 1: Concerning the World", pp. 867-879; Appendix 2: "Fragments", pp. 880-900; Subject Index, pp. 901-912;" Index of Old Testament Scriptures Cited in Notes", pp. 913-918; Maps (unpaginated, pp. 919-924). Dark green faux leather with brilliant gilt lettering on spine. Lower corners bumped and rubbed, exposing small bits of gray (top tips of cover corners with teeny tips of gray) and with small wrinkles (Lower corners still essentially square); 8 pp of 918 have small amount of light yellow highlighting, one page of which had a small dog ear (Now flat); Dark green dustwrapper not price-clipped (NO price) with Title lettering in light blue andd large beige letters for ' PHILO ';,Translator and Foreword Author names lettering in beige at lower right front cover; large color Photo-Illustration on middle front cover of a "Gold Glass" object with depictions of menorahs and other "items of Jewish Ritual significance". 1/4" rubbing wear across foot of spine and for more than an inch along each cover lower edge; wear at top spine corners with a 3/4" tear down middle top spine edge with some 3" of thin horizontal creases along top edge front cover left; 1/4" tear at top rear edge 2" to right of top left corner; light rubbing wear down cover edges: flaws now backed with Archival tape. Book itself shows no wear except at locations of dw wear cited, but remains a solid copy: Tight binding (NO cracks); corners essentially square, despite small rubbing wear (where dw is worn and no longer protected book); NO remainder marks; NO previous owner names; but for 8 pp. cited, Clean text. Still excellent condition for a Classic 40 years-old. Solid copy. (A thick, heavy book that will probably require extra postage, to be determined at time of ordering, and will not fit the Standard USPS Domestic or International Priority mailing envelope.).

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Title
The Works of Philo: Complete and Unabridged, New Updated Edition
Author
C.D, Yonge, Translator
Publisher
Hendrickson Publishers, Peabody, MA
Publication year
1993
Condition
Near Fine
Dust jacket
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
ISBN 10
0943575931
ISBN 13
9780943575933
Edition
1st Edition
Dimensions
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

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