1931 Semitic Mythology Epic Of Gilgamesh Babylon Sangorski & Sutcliffe Binding

  

BOOK IS IN FINE CONDITION STUNNINGLY BOUND BY SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE IN FULL RED CRUSHED MOROCCO WITH GILT ROLLED BORDERS AND CENTRAL PICTORIAL MEDALLION OF MULTI-COLORED MOROCCO ONLAYS IN THE FORM OF AN ANCIENT ASSYRIAN KING TO UPPER BOARD AND ASSYRIAN LAMASSU TO LOWER BOARD. RAISED BANDS, GILT DECORATED COMPARTMENTS. BROAD TURN-INS WITH GILT RULES AND SMALL CORNER-PIECES ENCLOSE GILT RULED, EBONY MOROCCO DOUBLURES.

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1. Subject: Religion & Spirituality
2. Topic: Folklore, Mythology
3. Original/Facsimile: Original
4. Binding: Leather
5. Publisher: Archaeological Institute of America
6. Special Attributes: 1st Edition
7. Place of Publication: Boston
8. Year Printed: 1931
9. Author: Canon John Arnott MacCulloch
10. Region: North America
11. Language: English
12. Country/Region of Manufacture: United States