The Ten Commandments: An Investigation into the Origin and Meaning of the Decalogue and an Analysis of its Ethical and Moral Value as a Code of Conduct in Modern Society

"THE TEN COMMANDMENTS - An Epoch-Making and Monumental Book" by Joseph Lewis with its original dust jacket. 1946 1st edition, 1st printing; Freethought Press Association; New York. The book is SIGNED by the author in pen on the front end paper. Also included is a leather bookmark with the 10 Commandments printed in gilt lettering. "An Investigation into the Origin and Meaning of the Decalogue and an Analysis of its Ethical and Moral Value as a Code of Conduct in Modern Society." Large, hefty book with 644 numbered pages.

From the dust jacket: "The Ten Commandments is the culmination of twenty years of arduous, painstaking research and as many additional years of reading and study in religious criticism, anthropology, sociology and history. The idea for an anthropological analysis of the Ten Commandments occurred to Mr. Lewis when he was unable to find satisfactory answers in any published critiques to certain questions that kept coming to his mind while he was making a study of the Bible. Then began an exhaustive research covering two decades of intensive labor. What Mr. Lewis discovered after reading, checking, comparing and analyzing literally thousands of books astounded even the writer. This is an original, outstanding contribution to religious criticism which will revolutionize the approach to higher Biblical investigation."

Condition:
There are tiny areas of very light staining on the back cover; clean front cover and spine. Sharp cover corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Nice interior - the text pages are clean and appear unread with no issues found. An "Errata" slip has been paper-clipped to the front end paper - a rusted outline of the paper clip appears on the following half title page. Author's signature in pen on the front end paper. Overall the book is in Very Good condition. The dust jacket is un-clipped with the original price intact on the front flap; 1" tear at the bottom edge of the front cover; small tears along the perimeter; small pieces missing at the top and bottom edges of the spine...overall the jacket is in Good+ condition. (The dust jacket comes with a clear protective sleeve - not shown.)