A History of the Jews - Fifth Edition, Revised and Enlarged
by Sachar, Abram Leon
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Toms River, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1967. 5th Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Stated Fifth Edition. Hard cover with blue boards; front board blind stamped with repeating small circular designs of what appears to be the tablets containing the ten commandments. Gold gilt spine lettering. Top stained blue. Interior text block clean & tight showing only mellow aging toning to the papers. Dust jacket good; shows age toning to the white of the jacket, edge wear with rubbing and chips especially to corners & fold lines; spine sun faded; loss of paper to center front as if a label was removed; light foxing to front panel. Has been price clipped. * From the Summary, ""A complete history of thirty centuries of Judaism, in which due emphasis is given to the economic, social, and environmental factors as well as to purely religious and philosophical development. With four maps.""
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Details
- Bookseller
- Elk Creek Heritage Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M000366
- Title
- A History of the Jews - Fifth Edition, Revised and Enlarged
- Author
- Sachar, Abram Leon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- Jews, Jews - History
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Judaica; Spirituality & Religion;
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About the Seller
Elk Creek Heritage Books
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Toms River, New Jersey
About Elk Creek Heritage Books
Elk Creek Heritage Books opened for business in 2002 with both online selling and an open shop. We continue now as an online-only bookshop and maintain a growing inventory with new additions regularly uploaded. Our largest subject areas include History, Religion, Biography, and Fiction, however, we also carry books on many other subjects, in addition to our collection of rare and antiquarian books. Our goal is to provide you, our customer, with a completely satisfactory experience.
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