Birmingham, AL: Gryphon Editions, 1987. Hardcover. 8vo. Full gurgundy calf with gilt lettering and decorations, raised bands. xviii, (3pp), 424pp. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers, sewn-in red satin page marker. Fine. A pristine and tight copy of this volume in "The Legal Classics Library" series, a facsimile of the 1904 first edition (Edinburgh: T.& T. Clark). Special bookplate on front pastedown notes this as copy #11131.

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Bookseller: Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 43569
Title: Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters
Author: JOHNS, C.H.W
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Gryphon Editions
Place of Publication: Birmingham, AL
Date Published: 1987
Bookseller catalogs: Books; Ancient World; Crime & Law;

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Facsimile: An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Calf: Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Raised Band(s): Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...