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Egypt, Canaan, and Israel in Ancient Times by Donald B. Redford
- Bookseller: Spirit Tomes and Treasures
(US)
- Seller Inventory #: 001161
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Fine
- Jacket condition: Near Fine Minus
- Illustrator: Donald Hatch
- Edition: First Edition First Printing
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN 10: 0691036063
- ISBN 13: 9780691036069
- Publisher: Princeton University Press
- Place: Princeton, New Jersey, USA
- Date published: 1992
- Pages: 488
- Size: 6.25 x 9.5 x 1.25 inches
- Weight: 2 pounds
Description
Princeton, New Jersey, USA: Princeton University Press, 1992 FIRST EDITION. The complete history of the ancient Middle East from the paleolithic to the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B.C. Politics, Life and culture of ancient Egypt, Babylon, Mitanni , Thracians, Scythians, Minoans, etc, . Illustrated with maps and reliefs from temples and other digs. F/NF- blue cloth hardcover with gilt lettering on spine. DJ illustrated with yellow line drawing of Egyptian figures to the left and Mesopotamian figures on right against red background. Title in yello on blue background above. Minor edge wear and soiling. Binding tight, spine straight pages clean and unmarked. 488 pp. Photo may not reflect actual condition of book. . First Edition First Printing. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine Minus. Illus. by Donald Hatch. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
DJ : Short for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
spine : The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf. Also known as the back.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
gilt : Decorative patterns imbedded into the affected portion of a book. Often appears on the boards or the spine, and may be very simple, to elegant, to ludicrous.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
soiling : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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