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Lot 91:
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14 Early Civilizations and Western Asia History Books including Cylinder Seals of Western Asia by D.J. Wiseman c. 1959 in original dusk jacket and slip cover; Filibusters in Barbary by Wyndham Lewis c. 1932; Assyrian Discoveries – An Account of Explorations and Discoveries on the Site of Nineveh During 1873 and 1874 by George Smith c. 1875 4th edition full leather binding with marbled end papers and gilt decoration (Edward VI Grammer School Stourbridge seal on cover); Paperback New Light on the Most Ancient Ease by V. Gordon Childe c. 1953; Paperback They wrote on Clay by Edward Chiera c. 1938; Paperback Everyday Life in Babylon and Assyria by George Contenau c. 1966; Paperback Documents from Old Testament Times by D. Winton Thomas c. 1958; Light from the Ancient Monuments by A. H. Sayce c. 1909 10th edition; Ur of the Chaldees – A Record of Seven Years of Excavation by C. Leonard Woolley c. 1931 7th edition; Buried Empires – The Earliest Civilizations of the Middle East by Patrick Carleton c. 1939; Civilization Before Greece and Rome by H.W.F. Saggs c. 1989 in original dust jacket; Babylon by Joan Oates c. 1986 Revised Edition; Voices From the Clay – The Development of Assyro-Babylonian Literature by Silvestro Fiore c. 1965. Combined lot measures approximately 9.5"X8.5"X15".
Condition: Condition – Good – Soiling to spine and edges. Volumes may have light toning and/or foxing. Light Soiling and wear to covers consistent with use and age. Assyrian Discoveries – spine has loss to head and tail of spine, wear to corners. End paper loose. Please see photos.
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