Mesopotamia and Assyria, From the Earliest Ages to the Present Time; With Illustrations of Their Natural History
by FRASER, J. Baillie
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
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About This Item
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1845. Hardcover. Good. 336 p. 16 cm. Fold-out map at beginning, title page vignette, 3 engraved plates. Leather spine with cloth boards. Moderate wear. Former owner`s ink stamps front free endpaper and title page. Moderate foxing. Small tear in map.
Topics include: history of the Assyrian monarchy; Babylonian Empire; ruins described; Chaldea; Nineveh and its environs; contests between Romans and Persians; present state of Mesopotamia and Assyria; modern Babylonia; character and customs of modern inhabitants; natural history.
Topics include: history of the Assyrian monarchy; Babylonian Empire; ruins described; Chaldea; Nineveh and its environs; contests between Romans and Persians; present state of Mesopotamia and Assyria; modern Babylonia; character and customs of modern inhabitants; natural history.
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- Bookseller
- Attic Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 103833
- Title
- Mesopotamia and Assyria, From the Earliest Ages to the Present Time; With Illustrations of Their Natural History
- Author
- FRASER, J. Baillie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper and Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1845
- Keywords
- Archaeology, ancient history, Assyria, Babylonia, Chaldea, Nineveh, Persia, Rome, Romans, Mesopotamia, Near East, Middle East
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Archaeology;
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