Silent Cities, Sacred Stones: Archaeological Discovery in the Land of the Bible Tapa dura - 1971

Hardback. Very Good.

London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson. Very Good/Good. 1971. First Edition. Hard Cover. Sm 4to 0297004263 Dust jacket wear to edges, tiny tears, unclipped. Brown cloth with bright gilt titling on the spine, gilt illustration on upper cover. Illustrated end papers. 272 pages clean and tight. In the sand and soil of modern Israel the most exciting archaeological adventures of our time are taking place. Man's ancestor, the shambling Homo erectus, lived in this fertile crescent of the Eastern Mediterranean. Great empires towered and crumbled beneath the restless dusty wind. David captured Jerusalem to serve as his capital and Solomon raised his mighty cities. But until this century, these milestones of man's history were cloaked in mystery and legend. Now those silent cities have been given a voice, those sacred stones are clear to see. With the revolutionary skills and tools of modern science, archaeology has revealed year by year the living past of a land that is part of the… Leer más

Weidenfeld & Nicholson. Very Good. 1971. Hardcover. 0297004263 . 272pp, ilustrated, xlib, maroon cloth covers; 9.70 X 7.60 X 0.80 inches; 272 pages .

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1971. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. quarto. Type: Book DJ shows very slight wear.

Hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.