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The Tale of Ancient Israel by Green, Roger Lancelyn - 1969

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The Tale of Ancient Israel by Green, Roger Lancelyn - 1969

The Tale of Ancient Israel

by Green, Roger Lancelyn

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London, United Kingdom: J. M. Dent & Sons.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1969. Hardcover. 8vo - 21 x 14 cm.; xiv - 178 pp. Childrens Illustrated Classics. Here is Green's retelling, for children, of the great stories of the Judeo-Christian tradition from the Old Testament, from the Creation to King David. Green (1918-1987) was an Oxford academic, biographer and children's writer, friend of C.S. Lewis and member of the Inklings. The text is dramatically illustrated by Charles Keeping who, himself, had a successful career of illustrating many British children's classics. Dark rose cloth-covered boards with gilt decoration and lettering on spine and front cover. Bit of sunning on the top of the boards, inscription by a former owner on front free endpaper; otherwise, a clean, tight, bright copy. Dust jacket has a lightly sunned spine, some rubbing and moderate edgewear. .
  • Bookseller Independent bookstores CA (CA)
  • Illustrator Charles Keeping
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher J. M. Dent & Sons.
  • Place of Publication London, United Kingdom
  • Date Published 1969
  • Keywords Children; Childrens; Myths; Legends;, Religion; Old Testament; Bible;

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The Tale of Ancient Israel

The Tale of Ancient Israel

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London: J. M. Dent & Sons, 1969. library marks endpapers, otherwise book clean and tight. DJ: slight edge wear, library sticker spine.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Keeping. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex Library.
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The Tale of Ancient Israel

by Green, Roger Lancelyn

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J.M. Dent & Sons, 1969. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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The Tale of Ancient Israel

by Green, Roger Lancelyn

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Hardcover
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9780460050791
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J.M. Dent & Sons, 1969. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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The Tale of Ancient Israel

by Green, Roger Lancelyn

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Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780460050791
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0460050796
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London: J M Dent & Co, 1969. Ex library copy with mark on spine of price-clipped dustwrapper where a number label has been, also some fading to same. Minor shelf-wear to bottom edge of buff and purple decorated boards which show a repeated motif of Abraham preparing to sacrifice Isaac. An old ink price on rev of f/ep which also has marked inside front board, mark where paper label has been removed on f/ep, ink stamp and number on title page, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Part of the publishers "Childrens Illustrated Classics" series, a re-telling by the author of stories from the Old Testament, from the Creation and the Flood, Abraham and Isaac, Joseph and his Bretheren, the Exodus, Joshua, Gideon, Samson, Ruth, Samuel the Prophet, and David. 178pp, 4 colour and 15 b&w illustrations, 2 maps.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by Keeping, Charles. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
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