8vo. [1], pages 1687-2378, 12 plates of 18 maps hors text at rear, numerous figures in text, cloth, title gilt on label, title printed in red and black, biblio, index, copy clean & in very good condition, Editions A. et J. Picard, Paris, 1947.

Synopsis

Georges Contenau (1877 – 1964) was a French archaeologist, curator, orientalist and religious historian who was an expert in the field of culture and religion of the ancient civilizations of the Near and Middle East.