Book #45737

Ebla: An Empire Rediscovered - 1st US Edition/1st Printing

Paolo Matthiae, Trans. Christopher Holme
Book #45737 Ebla: An Empire Rediscovered - 1st US Edition/1st Printing. Paolo Matthiae, Trans. Christopher Holme.

Binding: 1/4 Cloth
Book Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
Edition: 1st US Edition; First Printing
Publisher: Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1981.
ISBN: 0385129041

A handsome first American edition/first printing with soiled front free end paper in Very Good dust jacket with edgewear and chipping.

Ebla is an ancient city on the banks of the Tigris in northern Syria whose mysterious past has long intrigued archaeologists and historians. Now, for the first time, a team of Italian archaeologists has recovered well-preserved evidence of Ebla's great political and economic power in the second millennium BC. This dazzling book brings together the latest archaeological evidence with the insights of leading experts in ancient Near Eastern history to reveal Ebla's remarkable story.; 8vo; 237 pages; FSA.

Price: $40.00