The Invention of Cuneiform: Writing in Sumer
Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003. Hard cover. Jacket is slightly rubbed. Back cover has some small white spots, but otherwise in great condition. Binding is tight. Inside is clean and unmarked. More
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Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia: An Illustrated Dictionary
University of Texas Press, 1992. Soft cover. Spine is sunned. Cover is slightly worn, particularly along edges. Inside edges are tanned, but legibility is not affected. Otherwise, inside is clean and unmarked. More
Hamas in Politics: Democracy, Religion, Violence
Columbia University Press, 2008. Soft cover. Cover is shelf worn and slightly worn with a small smudge on the front cover along the hinge, not affecting legibility. Binding is tight and inside is clean and unmarked. More
Forgotten Empire: The World of Ancient Persia
University of California Press, 2005. Hard cover. Top edge of jacket is worn and creased. Bottom corners of front and back cover boards are bumped. Spine is slightly shaken, but binding is secure. Inside is clean and unmarked. More
The Medieval Nile: Route, Navigation, and Landscape in Islamic Egypt
The American University in Cairo Press, 2014. Hard cover. First edition. Book is in excellent condition. No visible flaws apart from light handling wear on cover. Binding is tight. Inside is clean and unmarked. More
A Short Account of Early Muslim Architecture
Keppel Archibald Cameron Creswell, 1958. Hard cover. The jacket is worn from the top and bottom edges, otherwise the jacket is in good condition. Cover boards are in great condition with no visible flaws apart from some light handling wear. Spine is cracked, but binding is secure. Inside is clean..... More
An Introduction to the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt
Blackwell Publishing, 2008. Hard cover. First edition. Cover is rubbed and cover corners are lightly worn. Spine is shaken, but binding is secure. Inside is clean and unmarked. More
Scribes, Script and Books: The Book Arts from Antiquity to the Renaissance
American Library Association, 1991. Hard cover. First edition. Small, light stain on front cover and two small scuff marks on back cover, not covering text. Bottom corners of front and back covers are bumped. Spine is bumped and slightly shaken, but binding is secure. Inside is clean and unmarked. More
Parthian Art
Cornell University Press, 1977. Hard cover. Jacket is lightly rubbed and worn along edges. Jacket is lightly tanned, not affecting legibility. Cover is lightly worn along edges Spine is shaken and cracked, but binding is secure. Top edge of text block is foxed, not visible on pages. Inside is clean..... More
Democracy in Contemporary Egyptian Political Discourse
John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2003. Hardcover, Sealed. More
Nasir-i Khusraw's Book of Travels [Safarnama]: A Parallel Persian-English Text
Mazda Publishers, 2001. Soft cover. Front cover is bent. Covers are lightly worn. Fore edge has a line in pencil that has been erased. Inside is clean and unmarked. More
Women and the City, Women in the CIty: A Gendered Perspective on Ottoman Urban History
Berghahn, 2014. Hard cover. Spine is tight. Cover is slightly worn. Cover edges are rubbed. Inside is clean and unmarked. More
Making Cairo Medieval
Lexington Books, 2005. Soft cover. Cover is in excellent condition. Binding is tight and inside is clean and unmarked. More
Layla and Majnun: The Classic Love Story of Persian Literature
Blake Publishing Ltd, 1997. Hard cover. Jacket is lightly worn, particularly along edges. Back jacket has previous seller's price sticker. Upper inside cover edge is tanned, but legibility is not affected. Spine is cracked but secure. Inside is clean and unmarked. More
The Pathans: 550 BC - AD 1957
Oxford University Press, 2001. Hard cover. Cover has indentations on front, smudges on top left corner of back, and is bumped at top of spine. Spine is shaken, but binding is secure. Light foxing on top of textblock, but pages are unaffected. Inside is clean and unmarked. More
Where Heaven and Earth Meet: Jerusalem's Sacred Esplanade
University of Texas Press, 2009. Hard cover. Spine is cracked but secure. Upper cover corners are bumped. Inside is clean and unmarked. More
I testi rituali di Ugarit, Vol. I: Testi
Consiglio nazionale delle ricerche, 1981. Soft cover. Italian edition. Volume I only. Cover is tanned and worn along edges. Pages are tanned. Rust stains from paperclip on pages 324-326, and pencil markings on pages 325-326 and 347-359, covering some text but not affecting legibility. All other pages are unmarked. More
Centuries of Darkness
Rutgers University Press, 1993. Soft cover. Cover is rubbed and lightly worn along edges. Spine is cracked, but binding is secure. Light soil marks on inside front cover and front page, but all other pages are clean and unmarked. More
The Royal Hunter: Art of the Sasanian Empire
Asia House Gallery, 1978. Soft cover. Cover is worn, particularly along edges. Inside is clean and unmarked. More
A Temple for Byzantium: The Discovery and Excavation of Anicia Juliana’s Palace-Church in Istanbul
Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1989. Hard cover. Jacket is rubbed and creased along edges, but text and images are clear. Bottom corners of cover are bumped. Binding is tight. Inside is clean and unmarked. More
Hammaming in the Sham: A Journey through the Turkish Baths of Damascus, Aleppo and Beyond
Garnet Publishing, 2010. Hard cover. Spine is tight. Fore edge of cover is bumped. Inside is clean and unmarked. More
Sasanian Remains From Qasr-I Abu Nasr: Seals, Sealings, and Coins
Harvard University Press, 1973. Hard cover. Cover corners are lightly worn. Spine is lightly bumped, but binding is tight. Pages are lightly tanned, but otherwise clean and unmarked. More
Egypt and its Monuments
The Century Company / The De Vinne Press, 1908. Hardcover. Ex libris with associated markings. Gilt top edge. Covers have some wear, especially around corners, as well as some light staining. Binding is tight. Pages are clean and bright. More
The Art of Ancient Iran: From its Origins to the Time of Alexander the Great
Golden Pres, 1964. Hard cover. Both edges of the jacket is worn, smudged, and slightly creased. The front jacket cover has residue from a torn off sticker, not affecting any legibility. Both edges of the jackets spine are ceased and bumped. The cover board is shelf worn. The top and..... More