U.S.A: Summit Books, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7. Summit Books, 1986. Hardback First Printing. Hardcover Book and Jacket in Very Good Condition. The author takes the reader into the heart and pulses of the Holy City. He discusses his encounters with people and places of every kind, seeking to understand and explain what the city means to the Christians, Jews, and Moslems who live there, and also to the millions of people around the world whose hearts also lay claim to it. Binding of blue half cloth w/ gilt titles, gray-green paper-wrapped boards, very clean and unmarked, tight and solid book. Spine ends slightly compressed and faintly faded. Lower board edgs faintly rubbed. Publisher's mark on bottom edge of text block. Bookplate on paste-down. Minimal highlighting of a few lines of text on scattered pages, otherwise pages quite clean and uncreased. 366 pages. 9.5 x 6.4 inches. Publisher: Summit Books, New York, 1986.

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Bookseller: The Parnassus BookShop (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 017067
Title: A Walker in Jerusalem
Author: Heilman, Samuel
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0671544330
ISBN 13: 9780671544331
Publisher: Summit Books
Place of Publication: U.S.A
Date Published: 1986
Size: 8vo - over 7
Keywords: JERUSALEM; JEWS; MUSLIMS; SOCIAL LIFE AND CUSTOMS-JEWS,
X weight: 0 oz

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