Rivers in the Desert; A History of the Negev: Being an Illustrated Account of Discoveries in a Frontierland of Civilization
by Glueck, Nelson
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Seller
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Jewsih Publication Society. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1959. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. B & W Photographs; maps; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 302 pages; [SIGNED] 1959 Jewsih Publication Society. HC/DJ 4th printing. Inscribed and signed by Glueck on the half title page. Snugly bound and neat in original color pictorial dust jacket. Mild toning to jacket at spine and superficial shelf rubbing at edges. Illustrated with b&w photos and maps. VG++/VG+; Signed by Author .
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- Bookseller
- DogStar Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51899
- Title
- Rivers in the Desert; A History of the Negev: Being an Illustrated Account of Discoveries in a Frontierland of Civilization
- Author
- Glueck, Nelson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- Fourth Edition
- Publisher
- Jewsih Publication Society
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1959
- Bookseller catalogs
- Archaeology;
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About DogStar Books
DogStar Books is an open-shop used and rare book store located in historic Lancaster PA. We have been buying and selling scholarly, antiquarian and better books, images, and paper since 1991. We maintain a large general collection of over 40,000 titles on premises to serve our local book loving clientele. Out of town visitors and buyers are always welcome. Our online inventory at Biblio began in 2020 and we will be increasing our inventory here on a regular basis.
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