Babylon: A History of the Greatest City of the Ancient World and Its Rediscovery By Modern Archeologists
by Wellard, James
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good Plus
- ISBN 10
- 0841501610
- ISBN 13
- 9780841501614
- Seller
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Brooksville, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Saturday Review Press, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good/Good Plus. Volume itself has red cloth covers with gold lettering on the spine, dyed red tops to the pages and deckled edges. Book is clean & binding is tight. Some discoloration inside the front and back covers. Dust jacket is protected in an archival quality cover. Dust jacket has an approximate 1/2" tear at the top of the back cover and some other edge wear. The archaeological rediscovery of this fabulous metropolis, described here in all its dramatic detail, was not only a monumental effort of reconstruction, but an unparalleled adventure of discovery. A highly serviceable copy.
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- Bookseller
- James Lasseter, Jr. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0005808
- Title
- Babylon: A History of the Greatest City of the Ancient World and Its Rediscovery By Modern Archeologists
- Author
- Wellard, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0841501610
- ISBN 13
- 9780841501614
- Publisher
- Saturday Review Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- BABYLON: A HISTORY OF THE GREATEST CITY ANCIENT WORLD AND ITS REDISCOVERY BY MODERN ARCHEOLOGISTS . WELLARD, JAMES.
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James Lasseter, Jr.
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Brooksville, Florida
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