The Works Of Flavius Josephus, The Learned And Authentic Jewish Historian And Celebrated Warrior (One book containing both Volumes III and IV Only)

There are two-volumes-in-one for sale here (Volumes III and IV of a four-volume set). Volume III runs 440 pages, Volume IV 408 pages. An Index goes from page 409-460. You can see the covers in the photos. The front and rear boards have a marbled pattern, but as you can see there's a good deal of rubbing, albeit smooth, on both. The second photo will show you the spine. The front cover is held in place by only one binding, the others having come loose. So quite close to detaching. The two blank front end papers would detach with it. The rear cover is very solidly bound. All the pages, beginning with the title page, are all quite solidly bound, pretty nicely tight in fact. There is smooth rub-through on parts of the cover edges, rub-through at all four corners. The book is square and the spine is straight. In the main, the pages are in very decent condition. There is a water stain on the front inside cover and two blank front end papers. There is also an orangeish discoloration on parts of the first 19 pages, it does not impact one's ability to read. I didn't see any spotting or foxing in the book. Some of the pages have a darker tone than others. The great majority have a lighter hue. There is some occasional light creasing, not a great amount. There are no markings in the book. No attachments of any kind, Not ex-library. There is a light dated (1878) signature on the first front end paper. There is no other writing to be found anywhere in the book. The one significant flaw: there is a loss of paper off the top edge of pages 379-380 and 381-382. 2 words are gone from one page, 4 from the next, and around a dozen from each of the next two. I didn't see any other losses. I saw only two or three minor tears. There are two fold-out maps, one titled Journies of the Israelites Thro' the Wilderness. It's in solid shape, one tear at the bottom margin, not on the map itself. The other fold-out has illustrations of Mount Tabor, Mount Horeb, Mount Carmel, and The Hill Of Moses. It has significant toning but no tears. There's also a page with two illustrations-- Mount Sinai and The Rock Of Meribah.…