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Prophets, Idols and Diggers: Scientific Proof of Bible History
by Elder, John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Toms River, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc, 1961. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Stated First Edition. Former Church Library Book with library pockets pasted on back of front cover and front free end paper; unused / never checked out. Hard cover in very good condition. Marbled printed dark beige boards with black lettering of title and an illustration. Muted orange spine cloth contains black spine lettering. (See book images.) End papers contains black & white/sepia toned illustrations of what appear to be archaeological digs. Text block clean & tight with no markings noted except for former owner's name (the Pastor of the Church) on half title page and Church's address stamp on bottom margin of page 41. Good solid papers have hint of age toning. Illustrated throughout with Black & white/sepia toned illustrations. Dust jacket is good and shows shelf and edge wear, several small chips and bumps. One 1/2"" closed tear is taped. Not price clipped. * From the front jacket flap, ""This lavishly illustrated book describes how the resources of modern science are used by the archaeologist to reconstruct the life and times of the ancient world. It is a fascinating account of the way in which recent archaeological discoveries confirm and support Biblical references to people, places and events. Since the discovery of the ancient civilizations of Babylon, Nineveh, and Tyre, the science of Biblical archeology has assumed increasing importance.""
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- Bookseller
- Elk Creek Heritage Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M000701
- Title
- Prophets, Idols and Diggers: Scientific Proof of Bible History
- Author
- Elder, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- Bible, Bible History, Bible - Antiquities, Bible - Evidences and authority
- Bookseller catalogs
- History of Ancient Civilizations; Bible & Biblical Related;
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About the Seller
Elk Creek Heritage Books
Biblio member since 2015
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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