A Babylonian Anthology, Translated From Arkadian By William White, Jr.
by White, William, Jr. (Trans. )
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Westmoreland, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
North Hills: Bird & Bull Press. 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Spine faded as usual, without prospectus, errata and sample script cards, else VG plus. ; 4to ; 83 pages; Half teal goatskin by Sangorski & Sutcliffe title iln gilt on front panel, deckle edges, color illustrations, bibliography, index. **Copy 66 of 200, inscribed "For my old buddy Jack, Henry 11/15/66."; Signed by Illustrator .
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- Bookseller
- Janet & Henry Hurley
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55691
- Title
- A Babylonian Anthology, Translated From Arkadian By William White, Jr.
- Author
- White, William, Jr. (Trans. )
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Bird & Bull Press
- Place of Publication
- North Hills
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- Bird & Bull Press, Fine Press, Babylonia, Poetry, Gilgamesh, Code Of Hammurabi, Top Shelf
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Printing;
Terms of Sale
Janet & Henry Hurley
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About the Seller
Janet & Henry Hurley
Biblio member since 2006
Westmoreland, New Hampshire
About Janet & Henry Hurley
Hurley Books was established by my father, Henry Hurley, in 1966. We have been shipping books through the mail for over 40 years with over 200 catalogs having been issued. Our bookshop contains well over 50,000 volumes with 17,000 +/- currently listed on Biblio.
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- Goatskin
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