The Avestan Hymn to Mithra (With an Introduction, Translation and Commentary)
Language: English
Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1967
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Rare Books In Vienna, Wien, AustriaRare Books In Vienna
AbeBooks seller since July 7, 2026
Condition: Used - Very good
£ 59.29
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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1967. Hardcover in original printed dust jacket, now protected in a archival Mylar sleeve. Bound in original publisher's cloth; square, tight, and solid binding with clean page edges. Interior is exceptionally fresh and crisp throughout, free of marginalia. Shows previous ownership inscription to top corner of front endpaper belonging to renowned Austrian linguist Prof. Heiner Eichner. Dust jacket remains Very Good with light edge wear, minor rubbing, and small chipping along the top spine end as pictured. Overall a highly presentable, crisp academic copy of Gershevitch’s essential study on Zoroastrian and Old Iranian philology.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Avestan Hymn to Mithra (With an Introduction, Translation and Commentary)
- Author
- Ilya Gershevitch
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
- Publication year
- 1967
- Condition
- Very good
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
Rare Books In Vienna
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