The Comparative Archeology of Early Mesopotamia [Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilization, No.25]
first edition Softcover
1949 · Chicago
by Perkins, Ann Louise
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1949. First edition. Softcover. g. Large quarto. XIX, [1], 200, [2]pp. Original printed wrappers. This study synthesizes all the relevant published data bearing on Mesopotamian archeology from earliest times to the onset of the Early Dynastic period, plus all the unpublished data available. It is profusely illustrated with numerous in-text and full-page illustrations, maps, charts (some folding). Front cover partly stained, slightly affecting half-title, and title page. Previous owner's name (Herbert H. Paper*) dated Aug. 1949 on upper-half title. Wrappers in overall good, interior in very good condition. *Dr. Herbert Harry Paper (1925-2012) was Professor Emeritus of Linguistics and near Eastern Languages, and the Editor of the Hebrew Union College Annual, HUC-JIR/Cincinnati. He received a doctorate from the University of Chicago. Dr. Paper taught at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and joined HUC-JIR as the Dean of Graduate Studies. His specialties were Persian studies, concentrating on the history of the Persian language and on the ancient languages of Iran, and Yiddish literature. (Inventory #: 34330)