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Gilgamesh: A Reader.
by John R. Maier (Editor)
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0865163391
- ISBN 13
- 9780865163393
- Seller
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Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Wauconda, IL Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, 1997. Paperback First Edition Thus (1997) unstated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only mild rubbing to the panels and a slight tendency for the outside edge of the front panel to lift rather than lie flat; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a couple of minor, unobtrusive imperfections. Bright and clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9 x 6.15 x 1.25 inches). 491 pages. Illustrated in black & white. Extensive Bibliography. Language: English. Weight: 25.5 ounces. Academic Press Paperback.Gilgamesh is the best-known story of the Sumerian hero that has survived from antiquity. Dating from the mid-2nd millenium BC it tells stories of Gilgamesh, king of Uruk, adventurer and searcher for the meaning of life, friend of the man from the wilderness, Enkidu.
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- Seller
- Black Cat Hill Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 56359
- Title
- Gilgamesh: A Reader.
- Author
- John R. Maier (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus (1997) unstated.
- ISBN 10
- 0865163391
- ISBN 13
- 9780865163393
- Publisher
- Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers,
- Place of Publication
- Wauconda, IL
- Date Published
- 1997.
- Bookseller catalogs
- History: Ancient;
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