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In the Shadow of the Temple : The Discovery of Ancient Jerusalem
by Ben-Dov, Meir
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine condition/Near Fine jacket (price clip)
- ISBN 10
- 0060153628
- ISBN 13
- 9780060153625
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Row, 1985. 7.5" wide by 10" tall. Bright, clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. Small remainder star on bottom edge. No owner's name or bookplate. No chips or tears. Illustrated throughout with maps, diagrams, and photos, many in full-color. From the Dust Jacket: "This is the story of one of the most important archaeological discoveries of the twentieth century. Three thousand years of civilization - Jewish, Christian, and Muslim - have been painstakingly uncovered and exposed in the area around Jerusalem's Mount Moriah, the Temple Mount... It opens with the latest discovery, with the earliest of civilizations - the echoes of King Soloman's temple. On the same site, twenty-five archaeological layers, twelve historical epochs are revealed. In this exciting, beautifully illustrated book, Meir Ben-Dov, who has been directing the Mount Moriah excavations since the began in 1968, not only tells a fascinating story of archaeological discovery but also interprets what the found artifacts tell us about the ancient cultures they represent." Translated from the Hebrew by Ina Friedman. First Printing of the First US Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine jacket (price clip). 380 pages.
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- Title
- In the Shadow of the Temple : The Discovery of Ancient Jerusalem
- Author
- Ben-Dov, Meir
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine condition
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine jacket (price clip)
- Edition
- First Printing of the First US Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0060153628
- ISBN 13
- 9780060153625
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1985
- Bookseller catalogs
- Archeology / Anthropology;
- Size
- 380 pages
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