The Wonderful and Most Deplorable History of the Jews: with the Destruction of the City of Jerusalem

This book, printed by Bill Blake & Co. in 1819, is Peter Morwen's translation of Abraham ben David's abstract of the 'Yosippon' or 'Josippon', a disputed work sometimes attributed to Josephus ben Gorion. Morwen's translation, originally published in London in 1558 as 'A compendious and most marvelous history of the latter times of the Jews commune weale,' recounts the history of the Jewish people, culminating in the destruction of Jerusalem. This edition contains 299 pages and measures 6.5 x 4 inches.

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