Pontius Pilate

by Paul L. Maier

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Garden City, New York, USA: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1968 SIGNED; FIRST EDITION. Biographical novel of Pontius Pilate, the Roman prefect of Judea; attempts to recreate the man and his times to gain insight into the Trial of Jesus. G/ Fr + Red cloth cover with black cloth backstrip and gilt lettering on spine. Minor edge wear and corner bumping. Moderate dampstaining of lower covers and endpapers. Rear endpage show some wrinkkling. Quarter-sized pink stainspotting of pages near bottom spine area. Binding and hinges tight. Pages clean and otherwise unmarked. Owner signature on front freepage. DJ shows moderate edge wear, scuffing and tattering, particularly on front panel and spine edges with tiny chips and minor edge toning. Bottom of rear panel has some pink dampstaining and 1" x 3" area missing that includes some text. Else intact. Illustrated with two hands over green bowl on red background. Excellent reading copy. Inscribed by Author on half-title page.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Quarter-bound. Good/Fair Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.