NY: The Viking Press. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1958. Twelfth Printing. Hard Cover. Stated 12th printing of book, contains B&W photos and maps of sites where scrolls where excavated, translations done by author. Covered in publisher's red cloth, decorated gilt artwork and lettering on spine. . Book shows shelf-wear on spine (discoloration) and heel, spine is tight but loosening at rear board, fep has former owner's name and date. else NEAR FINE. . B&W Photographs and Maps. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. xiii, (10), 435 pp .

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Bookseller: Round Table Books, LLC (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 8134
Title: THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS
Author: Burrows, Millar
Format/Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+ with no dust jacket
Edition: Twelfth Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Viking Press
Place of Publication: NY
Date Published: 1958
Keywords: Historical, Religious, Ancient Archeology, Qumran, Judaism, Christianity

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Heel: The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Good+: A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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....