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ix - 831 pp. Seminar Press, London, 1972. Studies in Archaeological Science. Ancient Skins, Parchments and Leathers. First edition. Hardcover. Bound in burgundy red buckram with gilt lettering on the spine. Spine is lightly discolored. Minor wear to head and tail. Upper corners stumped. Ex library of the University of Ghent with the usual stickers, stamps and numbers; otherwise a good/very good book with clean and unmarked interior.

First edition, ix, 331pp., 22 illustrs., orig. cloth, slight crease to upper cover, dust wrapper with slight signs of label having been removed from base of spine. The story of animal skin products and why it has been used as a writing and binding material from early Egyptian times to the present day. A scarce book.

London: Seminar Press, 1972. First edition, ix, 331pp., 22 illustrs., orig. cloth, slight crease to upper cover, dust wrapper with slight signs of label having been removed from base of spine. The story of animal skin products and why it has been used as a writing and binding material from early Egyptian times to the present day. A scarce book.

Good+ in a Fair-to-Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Withdrawn library copy with the standard library markings; Dust jacket has a couple of large closed edge-tears and soiling to the back of the jacket, but is overall good and intact, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to the boards; Library stamps to endpapers; Text pages clean & unmarked; Good binding with straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5"-9.75" tall); 1.6 lbs; Tan jacket with parchament illustration, and title in black lettering; 1973, Academic Press Inc; 331 pages; "Ancient Skins, Parchment and Leathers (Studies in Archaeological Science), " by Ronald Reed.

Good+ in a Fair-to-Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Withdrawn library copy with the standard library markings; Dust jacket has a couple of large closed edge-tears and soiling to the back of the jacket, but is overall good and intact, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to the boards; Library stamps to endpapers; Text pages clean & unmarked; Good binding with straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5" - 9.75" tall); 1.6 lbs; Tan jacket with parchament illustration, and title in black lettering; 1973, Academic Press Inc; 331 pages; "Ancient Skins, Parchment and Leathers (Studies in Archaeological Science)," by Ronald Reed.

Good in a Very Good Minus dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and intact with just minor edgewear, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Moderate overall wear to the boards with a light crease to the middle of the back board; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5" - 9.75" tall); 1.6 lbs; Tan jacket with parchament illustration, and title in black lettering; 1973, Academic Press Inc; 331 pages; "Ancient Skins, Parchment and Leathers (Studies in Archaeological Science)," by Ronald Reed.

Good in a Very Good Minus dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and intact with just minor edgewear, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Moderate overall wear to the boards with a light crease to the middle of the back board; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5"-9.75" tall); 1.6 lbs; Tan jacket with parchament illustration, and title in black lettering; 1973, Academic Press Inc; 331 pages; "Ancient Skins, Parchment and Leathers (Studies in Archaeological Science), " by Ronald Reed.

Good+ in a Fair-to-Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Withdrawn library copy with the standard library markings; Dust jacket has a couple of large closed edge-tears and soiling to the back of the jacket, but is overall good and intact, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to the boards; Library stamps to endpapers; Text pages clean & unmarked; Good binding with straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5"-9.75" tall); 1.6 lbs; Tan jacket with parchament illustration, and title in black lettering; 1973, Academic Press Inc; 331 pages; "Ancient Skins, Parchment and Leathers (Studies in Archaeological Science), " by Ronald Reed.

Octavo, 331pp., illustrated. A crisp, clean, near fine copy. Small non-authorial inscription on the front paste-down, and a few abrasions to the top edges of the boards. In a fine dust jacket, with a small stain on the spine. An extremely well-researched and nicely illustrated guide to various animal skins used in the history of writing and printing. The book helps one identify, care for, and repair various types of matierial. According to the flap copy, Reed did significant research on the Dead Sea Scrolls. Uncommon in the trade.

London: Seminar Press, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/fine. Octavo, 331pp., illustrated. A crisp, clean, near fine copy. Small non-authorial inscription on the front paste-down, and a few abrasions to the top edges of the boards. In a fine dust jacket, with a small stain on the spine. An extremely well-researched and nicely illustrated guide to various animal skins used in the history of writing and printing. The book helps one identify, care for, and repair various types of matierial. According to the flap copy, Reed did significant research on the Dead Sea Scrolls. Uncommon in the trade.

Good in a Very Good Minus dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and intact with just minor edgewear, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Moderate overall wear to the boards with a light crease to the middle of the back board; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5"-9.75" tall); 1.6 lbs; Tan jacket with parchament illustration, and title in black lettering; 1973, Academic Press Inc; 331 pages; "Ancient Skins, Parchment and Leathers (Studies in Archaeological Science), " by Ronald Reed.

Octavo, 331pp., illustrated. A crisp, clean, near fine copy. Small non-authorial inscription on the front paste-down, and a few abrasions to the top edges of the boards. In a fine dust jacket, with a small stain on the spine. An extremely well-researched and nicely illustrated guide to various animal skins used in the history of writing and printing. The book helps one identify, care for, and repair various types of matierial. According to the flap copy, Reed did significant research on the Dead Sea Scrolls. Uncommon in the trade.