The Politics of Philo Judaeus: Practice and Theory (with a General Bibliography of Philo)

Goodenough, Erwin R.; Howard L. Goodhart. The Politics of Philo Judaeus: Practice and Theory (with a General Bibliography of Philo). New Haven: Yale University Press, 1938. First edition. Quarto. xii,348pp. Blue cloth with gold-stamped spine in original dust jacket. Frontispiece b/w photographic reproduction of the earliest portrait type of Philo. Comprehensive work on the politics of Hellenistic Jewish Biblical philosopher, Philo (20 BCE – 50 BCE). Includes general bibliography of Philo by the author and H. L. Goodhart. Illustrated with some b/w photographic reproductions. Very minor scuffing on binding. Parts of dj edges on inside repaired with tape. Dj spine sunned. 1″ x 1/2″ black mark on dj spine. Illustrated ex-libris of Justin T. Turner on inside of front board. Tight copy with dust jacket in overall good, book in near fine condition. Scarce in dust jacket. vg. Hardcover. (28387) $95