EBLA: An Empire Rediscovered. [1st U.S. hardcover].
by Matthiae, Paolo (Holme, Christopher; translator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG+/FAIR dj. Book appears unread: no writings, no spine creases. Top outer edge dust soiled/foxed else a clean/tight/bright copy
- ISBN 10
- 0385129041
- ISBN 13
- 9780385129046
- Seller
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Beverly Hills, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, New York. Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1981. HARDCOVER.. VG+/FAIR dj. Book appears unread: no writings, no spine creases. Top outer edge dust soiled/foxed else a clean/tight/bright copy. Jacket soiled, edges chipped. Octavo. (8vo.) Profusely illustrated in b&w: 60 pages of plates + numerous maps & line drawings. 240pp. Biographical Note & Index. LC: 77-80898. Black boards & black cloth back. First Edition [U.S.]. NOT a remainder. Translated from the Italian by Christopher Holme. A clean/tight/bright copy. Jacket worn, $14.95 flap price.
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- Bookseller
- Booktopia (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2040119
- Title
- EBLA: An Empire Rediscovered. [1st U.S. hardcover].
- Author
- Matthiae, Paolo (Holme, Christopher; translator)
- Format/Binding
- HARDCOVER.
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+/FAIR dj. Book appears unread: no writings, no spine creases. Top outer edge dust soiled/foxed else a clean/tight/bright copy
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0385129041
- ISBN 13
- 9780385129046
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, New York.
- Date Published
- 1981.
- Pages
- 240pp.
- Keywords
- Antiquities Archaeology Ancient World Syria Ebla Eblaite Semitic Language Paolo Matthiae
- Size
- Octavo. (8vo.)
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