The Story of the Dead Sea Scrolls

Published by Harvey House, Irvington-on-Hudson, 1967

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Seller: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB

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128 pages with frontispiece, color plates, figures, illustrations, maps, glossary, bibliography and index. Quarto (10 1/4" x 7 1/4") bound in original publisher's red cloth with black lettering to spine and cover with pictorial design in pictorial jacket. Illustrated by Milka Cizik. First edition. The author traces the mystery of the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the unraveling and deciphering of their contents and the history of the period to which they were written. The exciting periods of the last century BC and the first century AD come to life inb this story. The political turmoil at the time of Jesus, the wars against Rome, the revolutions and the religious conditions that form the background of the Dead Sea Scrolls, provide the background for this. Condition: Previous owners plate on front end paper, "Special Edition for members" plate on front end paper. Jacket corners and spine ends else a very good copy in a near fine jacket.

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Title
The Story of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Author
Uriel Rappaport
Publisher
Harvey House, Irvington-on-Hudson
Publication year
1967
Condition
Near Fine
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Near Fine
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1st Edition
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We are one of the American leaders of out of print chess literature. We also specialize in anthopology, Colonial America, exploration and discovery. We deal in select literature. We consign in our area of specialty and are always interested in buying quality material from single titles to entire collections. Trade offers gladly considered. We have a large selection of rare and collectable chess literature and ephemera. We are exhibitors at both the Texas book fairs in Arlington in November and Austin in January.

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