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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780374252793ISBN:0374252793
Description: Near Fine; Near Fine Jacket. 1997 Farrar Straus and Giroux. First Edition, stated. No additional printings listed. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has gray paper-covered boards with silver spine lettering. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear at the spine ends. Pages clean and unmarked. 307 pages. Dust jacket has very light surface wear. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. First Edition. Includes dust jacket. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hill and Wang
Date published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780809073931ISBN:0809073935
Description: Fine; Very Good Jacket. 1991 Hill and Wang. First Edition, stated. No additional printings listed. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has blue paper-covered boards with red cloth-covered spine and gold spine lettering. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. No visible wear to book. Book is gift quality. Pages clean and unmarked. 183 pages. Dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear, with some wrinkling at the corners and spine ends. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. First Edition ... Read More
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: The Israel Museum
Date published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780029155707ISBN:0029155703
Description: Very Good. 1983 The Israel Museum. Softcover. Oblong. Color and black & white photographs and illustrations. High-quality glossy paper. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Spine NOT creased. Corners lightly bumped. Small rectangular stain on half-title page where price sticker was removed. Back cover has sticker with ISBN. Pages clean and unmarked. Fold-out flap with museum map at back. 174 pages. Printed by Hamakor Press, Jerusalem. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Sharon Books
Date published: 1947
Description: Good+; No jacket. 1947 Sharon Books. First Edition. Date on title page matches copyright on verso. No additional printings listed. NOT ex-library. Foreword by Joseph Schlossberg. Hardcover has blue pebbled cloth-covered boards with gold spine and cover lettering. Black and white plates. Hinges NOT cracked. There is a light binding crack between two pages at one of the plates. Crack is not full-length, but webbing is visible. Corners and spine ends bumped and rounded. Name in ink on front free ... Read More
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Carta
Date published: 1974
Description: Very Good. 1974 Carta, Jerusalem. "A Carta Publication". Softcover. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Color maps, one transparent overlay. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Pages clean and unmarked. 48 pages. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Don Publishing House
Date published: 1977
Description: Good; Good Jacket. 1977 Don Publishing House, Tel Aviv. Small hardcover has red paper-covered boards with gold cover lettering. Black & white and sepia-tone illustrations. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine covering wrinkled. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with minor fraying at tips. Book store sticker from Jerusalem on front endpaper. Old price beneath small price sticker stain on front free endpaper. Pages clean and unmarked. Translated by ... Read More
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Dept. of Education of the Jewish National Fund
Date published: 1989
Description: Good. 1989 Dept. of Education of the Jewish National Fund. Softcover. Color photographs. High-quality glossy paper. 239 pages. Edited by Shimon Yahav. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Spine NOT creased. Title page creased at bottom corner. Name in ink on inside of cover. Pages clean and unmarked. Top page edges have very slight waviness; no staining. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Date published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780226769615ISBN:0226769615
Description: Very Good; Good Jacket. 1985 University of Chicago Press. First Edition. First printing. Full number line on verso. Hardcover has black cloth-covered boards with silver spine lettering. 522 pages. Series: Middle Eastern Studies, Monograph No. 1, Graduate School of International Studies, University of Miami. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has overall surface rubbing, chipped and nicked edges, ... Read More
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: The Jewish National Fund
Date published: 1949
Description: Good. 1949 The Jewish National Fund. Softcover, with stapled binding. Black and white photographs. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have moderate edge and surface wear. Covers tanned about 2 inches in from edges. Covers lightly curled and bumped at corners. Numbers written in ink on the top right corner of the front cover. Pages lightly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. 45 pages. Printed in Israel by the Hashiloah Press, Jerusalem. Read More
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Current History Productions
Date published: 1967
Description: Good. 1967 Current History Productions. Collector's Issue. Softcover, magazine-style stapled binding. Oversized, 8.5 x 11 inches. NOT ex-library. Color and black & white photographs by United Press International. Binding tight. Covers have moderate edge and surface wear. Cover and the first few pages are slightly wavy near the top due to moisture damage. Covers lightly soiled. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. 46 pages. "Allied Timely Publications". ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Viking Press
Date published: 1984
ISBN-13:9780670531073ISBN:0670531073
Description: Fine; Very Good Jacket. 1984 The Viking Press. Third printing. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has blue paper-covered boards with silver spine lettering. Black and white frontispiece. Black and white illustrations by Donna Ruff. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. No visible wear to book. Book is gift quality. Pages clean and unmarked. 52 pages. Dust jacket with wrap-around color illustration has very light edge and surface wear, with some wrinkling at the top edge and a quarter ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hill and Wang
Date published: 1966
Description: Good; No jacket. 1966 Hill and Wang. NOT ex-library. Oversize hardcover has black & white pictorial paper-covered boards and white cloth spine with black spine lettering. Black and white photographs throughout. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Corners bumped and rubbed, with boards exposed at tips. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. Pages clean and unmarked. Fold out list of illustrations at back has a crease at the ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Date published: 1978
ISBN-13:9780801820465ISBN:0801820464
Description: Very Good; Good Jacket. 1978 The Johns Hopkins University Press. First Edition. First printing. No additional printings listed. Hardcover has yellow cloth-covered boards with brown spine lettering. 448 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has light overall surface rubbing, chipped, wrinkled, and nicked edges, and small tears. Carefully packed, shipped ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Israel Ministry of Defence Publishing House
Date published: 1967
Description: Good; No jacket. 1967 Israel Ministry of Defence Publishing House. Text in English. NOT ex-library. Small hardcover, 5.4 x 7.5 inches, has beige paper-covered boards with brown and white spine and cover lettering and decorations. Map endpapers. Black and white photographs; black, white and orange maps. 208 pages. Printed by Israel Press, Ltd. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with some fraying at tips and spine ends. Covers rubbed, especially the back ... Read More
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: The Jerusalem Post
Date published: 1978
Description: Good. 1978 The Jerusalem Post. Softcover, with stapled binding. Oversized. Color covers and inside covers, and black & white interior photographs. Binding tight. Small stress bends along the spine. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Covers lightly curled at corners. Spine rubbed at edge. Pages clean and unmarked. 63 pages. Text by Ian Black. Picture research by Adele Zermati. Design Alex Berlyne. Printed is Israel at the Jerusalem Post Press. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Date published: 1953
Description: Very Good; Good Jacket. 1953 Alfred A. Knopf. First Edition, stated. SIGNED by author with a personal inscription on front free endpaper. Hardcover has blue-green cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Head of spine has gold decoration of an urn with flowers on either side. Front cover has blind-stamped author's name. Back cover has blind-stamped publisher's logo. Binding tight. Spine ends lightly bumped. Tail of spine has small lump. Title page has decorative border. Pages clean and ... Read More
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: AIPAC
Date published: 1984
Description: Very Good. 1984 AIPAC (American Israil Public Affairs Committee) Second printing. Softcover. 203 pages. Series: AIPAC Papers on U.S. -Israel Relations: 7 " NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Spine ends lightly rubbed. Pages clean and unmarked. "Special Edition for the Hillel Foundation funded by the Becker CPA Review Course Philantrhopic Fund." Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper & Row-Israeli Publishing Institute
Date published: 1963
Description: Very Good; Good Jacket. 1963 Harper & Row-Israeli Publishing Institute. First edition, stated. "Limited edition of one hundred volumes of the first world edition...specially printed and bound for Mr. Leo Robinson, Member of the Board of Directors of the Israeli Publishing Institute of Jerusalem", with hand-written presentation name and date. Oversize hardcover has beige cloth-covered boards with blue and gold spine lettering. Illustrated endpapers. Color plates. Black and white photographs and ... Read More