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Kurzgefasster Uberblick Uber Die Babylonish-Assyrische Literatur, Nebst Einem Chronologischen Excurs, Zwei Reigstern Und Einem Index Zu 1700 Thontafeln Des British-Museum's
by Bezold, Carl
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Leipzig: Otto Schultz. Fair with no dust jacket. 1886. First Edition. Half-Leather. 395 pp + xv. In German. Assyriologist Carl Bezold's ( 1859-1922) abridged survey of the Babylonian-Assyrian literature, together with a chronology and an index to the cuneiform tablets at the British Museum. Bezold was well known for his work with the British Museum, and was a pioneer in Babylonian astronomy. A very scarce book. Half leather with blue marbled boards. Spine is dry and very chipped, with most of the leather gone, although the gilt title is still present and quite legible. Interior has normal aging, some foxing, but otherwise clean and very readable.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 395 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Leaf and Stone Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000303
- Title
- Kurzgefasster Uberblick Uber Die Babylonish-Assyrische Literatur, Nebst Einem Chronologischen Excurs, Zwei Reigstern Und Einem Index Zu 1700 Thontafeln Des British-Museum's
- Author
- Bezold, Carl
- Format/Binding
- Half-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Otto Schultz
- Place of Publication
- Leipzig
- Date Published
- 1886
- Keywords
- Study;, Babylonian, Assyrian, Cuneiform, Bezold, Orientalism
- Bookseller catalogs
- Language Study,Ancient,Medieval,Classical & Modern; Languages-Assyrian/Babylonian;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Leaf and Stone Books
Biblio member since 2005
Toronto, Ontario
About Leaf and Stone Books
Formerly Greekdrama Books Specializing in classical, medieval and ancient languages, history and cultures; antiquarian and unusual books; and interesting used books. We also carry many early printed books, particularly in the subjects of classics and religion, including incunabula and manuscripts.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Marbled boards
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
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- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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