Description
First Folio Society Edition – Mint Condition. As New. The Folio Society, 1996. No Jacket as they have a rigid slipcase. As Issued, in perfect condition. Four Volumes. Pages: 374, 479, 240, 444.
- The Persians
- The Egyptians
- The Hittites, and
- The Babylonians.
True Works of Art. Each volume is bound in decorative coloured cloth. Illustrations and maps throughout. All copies are fine or near fine in the issued slipcase.
NOTE this set may require extra shipping costs. First edition.
Size: 260 x 180 x 168
Weight: 4,575kg
Preface
Empires of the Ancient Near East is a lavishly illustrated chronicle of the four major civilisations to emerge after the Stone Age and the advent of Hellenistic Greece. It encompasses the invention of the wheel to the rise of Persia as the first great superpower and chronicles the art and architecture, laws and language, as well as the bloody conflicts. This beautifully bound set offers an absorbing insight into the ancient cultures of the Near East.
Gorgeous four-volume boxed set from Folio Society. Babylonians, Egyptians, Hittites & Persians.
Just owning these books, and gloating over them, is enough for some people.
Folio Society
Great books should be outstanding, not only in literary content, but also in their physical form: this has been the philosophy of The Folio Society since it was founded in 1947 by Charles Ede, with a dream of publishing beautiful books that would be affordable to everyone. Our pleasure in reading is enhanced by the book itself, in which typography, illustration, paper, printing and binding all play a part in creating a harmonious whole. In a world of declining publishing standards, where most books are cheaply printed, and bound using low-grade materials, The Folio Society resolutely sets store by traditional values of excellence; for our designers and production personnel the term ‘quite good’ means ‘no good’: only the best is good enough.
Folio has published an astonishing range of works; from Moby-Dick to Pather Panchali, and from the Qur’ân to Kerouac’s On The Road. The quality of their books as tactile and aesthetic objects has been a constant hallmark, but members (some of whom have been with them from their inception in 1947) have long looked beyond our exceptional covers, to the standards we uphold for each and every text. From introducers who make up the great names of modern literature and academia, and editors and picture researchers who ensure unrivalled standards of research and textual work, to their artists who have swept the board in so many illustrations awards – Folio offers a complete experience for the discerning booklover.
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