Antiquitez Judaïques, ou Remarques Critiques sur la Republique des Hebreux [Jewish antiquities, or critical remarks on Republic of the Hebrews], by Jacques Basnage. Amsterdam: Frères Chatelain, 1713. French. Two parts in two volumes.
Basnage's Jewish Antiquities constituted the fourth and fifth parts of the French adaptation of Republic of the Hebrews by Petrus Cunaeus (first published in Latin in 1617), depicting the Israelite kingdom as the model of a constitutional republic.
Volumes accompanied by 2 fine title page engravings and 24 folding engravings, with various maps and illustrations.
Volume I: LXXIV, [6], 360, 361-379•, [12] pages + [15] engravings. Volume II: [1], 361-884, [16] pages + [9] engravings. Approx. 16 cm. Overall good condition. Minor defects. Bookplates. Original leather bindings, uniform, with gilt inscriptions on spines. Rubbing, peeling and wear to bindings.
