PSEUDO-HÉGÉSIPPE: Egesippi historiographi inter scriptores ecclesiasticos vetistissimi, de rebus à ludæorum principibus in obsidione fortiter gestis, déque excidio Hierosolymorum, aliorumque civitatum adiacentium, libri quinque : divo Ambrosio Mediolanensi episcopo interprete. Eiusdem Anzcephaleosis fini operis adiecta est. Cologne: Eucharius Cervicornus, Gottfried Hittorp, 1525. - In-folio, ivory parchment, smooth spine decorated with a gilt emblem, red speckled edges (18th-century binding). Rare edition of this anonymous text composed around the 4th century by a Christian author, taking up, in 5 books, most of the material of the "War of the Jews" by the historiographer Flavius Josephus. At the end is the "Anacephaleosis", offering a summary of the work on the siege and destruction of Jerusalem. The edition is illustrated with two fine frames, the first of which, on the title, features the figure of Cleopatra. Restorations to the binding, notably to the inner hinges, and wormholes to the spine. Smudging on the edges of the first few leaves. Note partially erased on verso of title leaf, ink having caused two small perforations. Provenance: early signature "Jacobo Boncompagni" on title page. - Armorial stamp on the same page, depicting a crowned winged dragon, repeated in gilt on the spine.