New Haven: Yale University Press, 1989. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A fascinating survey of the very ancient cultures and peoples who inhabited what is today known as Egypt, Mesopotamia, Crete, Syria, Anatolia, Iran, the Indus Valley of India, and elsewhere, whose societies and achievements preceded, and are usually overshadowed by, the great civilizations of Greece and Rome and which are often neglected in historical studies. Author discusses the development of writing, law, trade, metalworking and other technologies, husbandry and agriculture, mathematics and the sciences, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains maps, glossy illustrations, references, bibliography, Biblical index, general indexed, 322pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free Brodart plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: JB Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 00008413
Title: Civilization Before Greece and Rome
Author: Saggs, H. W
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Edition: First Edition.
ISBN 10: 0300044402
ISBN 13: 9780300044409
Publisher: Yale University Press
Place of Publication: New Haven
Date Published: 1989
Keywords: ANCIENT HISTORY, CIVILIZATION, PREHISTORY, EGYPT, EGYPTOLOGY, MESOPOTAMIA, CRETE, SYRIA, ANATOLIA, IRAN, INDUS VALLEY, INDIA
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