Berlin Leipzig: Walter de Gruyter, 1931. First edition. Hardcover. g. Quarto. xv, 382 (6)pp, 1 map. Original gray cloth with gilt stamped illustration and lettering on cover and spine. Color frontispiece. Illustrated with 56 b/w plates, one color plate and a map of Babylon in pocket at rear. Historical account on Babylon with detail description of the city itself. Includes and elaborate chapter on official documents describing the city and a list of plates with descriptions. Text in German. Binding rubbed with very light soiling on spine. Moderate markings and notes in text, mostly pencil. Starting at page 5 of addendum. Binding and interior in overall good condition.

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Bookseller: Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 35345
Title: Babylon. Die heilige Stadt
Author: Unger, Eckhard
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - g
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Place of Publication: Berlin Leipzig
Date Published: 1931
Keywords: urban layout, cityscape, Euphrates, temple, esagila, , marduk, tower of babel, museum, mid-east history

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