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Assyria:

Bonomi, Joseph. NINEVEH AND ITS PALACES
London no date (preface 1852)(appears to be first edition.) London Library. The discoveries of Botta and Layard, applied to the elucidation of Holy Writ. Hardcover. Octavo, 402p., illustrations, index, original brown cloth, embossed with gilt animal on front and gilt spine lettering. Institution bookplate inside front board and name in gilt on spine. Original gilt decorated backstrip remounted on later paper backstrip. Verso of title page has discard stamp. Good plus . (a12970)
$120.00 Harris, James Rendel; Rogers, Robert w. . THE CODEX SANGALLENSIS; UNPUBLISHED INSCRIPTIONS OF ESARHADDON
Cambridge 1891. 2 articles. 8vo., pp.1-56, 57-67pp., notes (1p.) plus 6 plates, removed and rebound in later printed wraps. Uncut. VG. Rare. Bible text analysis, exegesis, philology. (a51029)
$175.00 Gadd, C. J. . THE ASSYRIAN SCULPTURES
London 1934 British Museum. Octavo, 77pp., eighteen monochrome illustrations, stiff wraps. VG plus. (a51320)
$20.00Babelon, Ernest. MANUEL D'ARCHEOLOGIE ORIENTALE. CHALDEE, ASSYRIE, PERSE, SYRIE, JUDEE, PHENICIE, CARTHAGE
Paris 1888 first edition. Maison Quantin. In French. Hardcover. Octavo, brown cloth with gilt lettering. 318pp., 235 illustrations, 1/2 leather and boards. Owner signed on front free blank. Good, leaves browned, leather a bit rubbed. (a53264)
$29.00 Clemen, Carl . LUKIANS SCHRIFT �BER DIE SYRISCHE G�TTIN �BERSETZT UND ERL�UTERT
Leipzig 1938 J. C. Heinrichs. Der Alte Orient Band 37 Heft 3/4. In German. 8vo., 57pp., original printed wraps. Unopened. VG. (a56228)
$80.00Gotze, Albrecht. HETHITER, CHURRITER UND ASSYRER
Oslo 1936 Aschehoug. Hauplinien der Vorderasiatischen Kulturentwicklung im ii. jahrtausend v. chr. geb. In German. Hardcover. sm octavo, 194pp., Generously illustrationed with 79 monochrome photo plates on glossy stock; foldout charts. VG, no DJ. (a58865)
$29.00 Hanslik, E et al . EINLEITUNG UND GESCHICHTE DES ALTEN ORIENTS
Gotha-Stuttgart 1925 dritte erweiterte und veranderte Auflage, Andreas Perthes. In German. Hardcover. Octavo, 246pp., one page map of Olte Orient and one very large foldout map of Ancient Assyria, 3/4 blue cloth with orange paper covered boards. Near Fine, covers slightly faded. (a71996)
$29.00 Bradner, Lester Jr. . THE ORDER OF THE SENTENCE IN THE ASSYRIAN HISTORICAL INSCRIPTIONS
1892. Article at pp. 1-14 in Hebraica. Entire issue has a few other articles as well. Sm.4to., in later wraps with original cover bound in (original cover is fair, worn stained and chipped). VG. (a74083a)
$35.00