The History of Esarhaddon (son of Sennarcherib) King of Assyria, B.C., 681-688
London: Trubner and Company, 1880. First Edition. Octavo. Item #031727
xii [4], 163 pages including index, [6]pp. publisher's ads along with 79 pages publisher's catalog dated1880.. The very rare first book of Sir E.A. Wallis Budge. The History of Esarhaddon King of Assyria, translated from the cuneiform inscriptions upon cylinders and tablets in the British Museum collection, together with original texts, a grammatical analysis of each word, explanations of the ideographs. His study in Assyriology began in his early 20's and this work was published when he was 23. Bound in light brown cloth centrally stamped in gilt within a red circular frame, boards ruled in red, spine lettered and decorated in red and gilt, spots of fading to upper board and spine, back coated endpapers, corners bumped, light wear to spine ends. A very good copy.
Price: $1,500.00