Ur Of the Chaldees a Record Of Seven Years Of Excavation

Great Britain: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. 210 pages.Very small closed tear on edge of spine.The Ur of Chaldees, found in present-day Iraq, was the royal burial site of many Mesopotamian royalties. Woolley discovered tombs of great material wealth. Inside these tombs were large paintings of ancient Mesopotamian… Read more about this item

(London, Faber and Faber Limited, 1935 New Edition). 12mo; original black cloth; no dustwrapper; previous owner's signature on ffep; scattered foxing and browning throughout; pp. 210 including index; frontispiece map, 16 black-and-white plates. Fair condition. "In this book I have attempted to describe in a popular form the work which during the last seven years has been done at Ur… Read more about this item

Ernest Benn, 1929. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1929. 2nd Impression. 210 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout with pull-out map to rear free endpaper. Slight cracking to gutters causing binding to be loose, however pages remain attached. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with… Read more about this item