Edward Chiera was that most remarkable of men, a competent and respected scholar possessed of an ardent desire to make his research readily and entertainingly available to laymen. More remarkable, Chiera had extraordinary gifts to equal to his desire. They Wrote on Clay combines fascinatingly the fruits of sound and painstaking archeology with the natural-born storyteller's art. As transmitted by Chiera, the message of the recently discovered Babylonian clay tablets becomes an absorbing exrusion into the common life of a ...
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Edward Chiera was that most remarkable of men, a competent and respected scholar possessed of an ardent desire to make his research readily and entertainingly available to laymen. More remarkable, Chiera had extraordinary gifts to equal to his desire. They Wrote on Clay combines fascinatingly the fruits of sound and painstaking archeology with the natural-born storyteller's art. As transmitted by Chiera, the message of the recently discovered Babylonian clay tablets becomes an absorbing exrusion into the common life of a vanished civilization. Few will read They Wrote on Clay without becoming infected with something of Chiera's love for the rich archeological lore of the ancient Near East. "The book presents, briefly and clearly, a vivid picture of a long-dead people who in numerous ways were very like ourselves."-L. M. Field, New York Times "No mystery story can be as exciting."- Harper's "Plainly and fetchingly written."- New Republic
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UsedGood. Paperback; fading and edge wear to exterior; bookstore control stub attache d to front endpaper; otherwise in good condition with clean text and tight binding.
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Very Good. Later printing. 234 [5]pp. Pictorial wrappers. Illustrated from 104 black and white photographs. Edited by George G. Cameron. Lightly rubbed, with soiling on the panels and top edge, very good. A richly illustrated and rewarding account of life in the ancient Near East as revealed through the Babylonian clay tablets.
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Very good. No dust jacket as issued. SHELF WEAR CORNERS BUMPED similar to all the other copies listed on all these sites. xv, 234, [1] p. front., illus. 21 cm. Phoenix Books, P2. Includes Illustrations. Ships from Pryor Oklahoma Bookstore "Tenth impression. " Map on lining-papers.
