Ancient Israel: Volume I Social Institutions by de Vaux, Roland - 1965

New York and Toronto: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1965. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. 267+ lxxxiv pages with bibliography, indexes and a map.. 5.25 x 8 inches. Volume I of two volume set. Contains the introduction and Parts I through III of the original one-volume edition. Former owner name of endpaper. Clean and unmarked white wraps with gold and red titles, whisper of wear to corners; binding tight, solid and square. Pages quite clean, in Part I there are brackets on the side of some paragraphs, no other marks, no creases. A brilliant, definitive study about the society and institutions of ancient Israel. It covers every aspect of Israelite life in Old Testament times. An indispensable reference work for scholars but written primarily for the non-specialist, providing a fascinating and readable account of the society that was ancient Israel. 1965, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York and Toronto.