Digging Up Jerusalem by Kenyon, Kathleen - 1974

Benn Publications. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

UK: Benn. Good. Hardcover. 1974. 288 pages. lacks front fly ink inscription half title .

London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1974. HARDCOVER first edition. Near Fine condition. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. Pages are crisp and unmarked. With 44 illustrations/maps/plans in the text and 122 b/w photos on 64 unnumbered pages of glossy stock. Footnotes. Bibliography. Index. Bound in the original dark green cloth, stamped in bright gold on the spine. From the publisher: "Dame Kathleen begins by giving the historical background to the momentous exceptions which she directed during 1961- 1967: the founding of the Palestine Exploration Fund in 1865 and then often horrifying difficulties met by the earlier explorers, notably Charles Warren and F.J. Bliss, in the teeth apathy and obstruction. Their explorations by shafts and tunnels made notable discoveries about the topography of Jerusalem but could not provide dating evidence. Subsequent chapters describe the layout of Biblical Jerusalem and the problems that the excavations attempted to solve:… Read More

Ernest Benn, 1974. Book. Very Good. hardback. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, green cloth lettered gilt to spine, no dust jacket. A very good tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text, b&w plates, illustrations, xxxi + 288pp.

Ernest Benn Limited, 1974. Paperback. Good.