Jerusalem: Rock of Ages by Maraini, Fosco - 1969

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Alfred Bernheim -- Photographer. Black coloured endpapers. Black-and-white photographic frontispiece, showing View of the Old City from Abu Tor. The text is illustrated with copious coloured and black-and-white photographs taken by Alfred Bernheim. Tan coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Photographic dustwrapper, again by Alfred Bernheim, with white and tan coloured coloured titles to the front panel and black and blue coloured titles to the back strip. "Jerusalem, a city of extraordinary fascination, holy to three faiths, is here captured in a visual and verbal image of compelling beauty and interest." – from the front fold over panel blurb. Translated by Judith Landry.  Very minor bumping to the head and to the heel of the spine. A few fading spots on the top part of the book panels. The major damage has been water damage to the top one third of the back strip on either side of the back strip – please see photograph. Staining to the top right hand corner of the pages – to page 18. Some rubbing and chipping to the dustwrapper corners, top worse than bottom. There a small tear to both the top and bottom rear dustwrapper edges. Dustwrapper is slightly some faded as well. There is creasing to the bottom corner of the front fold over. Again the major damage has been water damage to the back strip and either side of the back strip to the verso of the dustwrapper – please see photograph.  Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. 122 pages. . Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Alfred Bernheim -- Photographer. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Photography; Middle East ; Israel; Travel & Places. Inventory No: 0102337. . THIS BOOK WEIGHS OVER 1KG WITHOUT PACKING AND EXTRA POST WILL BE REQUIRED FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA. PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR COSTS BEFORE YOU ORDER, THANK YOU.