The Background of the Bible: A Handbook of Biblical Introduction

Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. 1934. Hardcover. Later printing. Retired small college copy (Doane College, Crete, NE). Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for library stamps on the textblock edges, title page, and a bookplate on the front pastedown; gift inscription on the first blank page, a signature from the author on the FFFP that is inked over, and scattered stamps by a former owner. Book Condition: Very Good; index number on spine; light bumping to head, tail, and tips; light shelfwear. Green cloth boards and spine with bright black lettering and borders on the spine and front board. Clean internals. Inner hinges are sound and not split. 281 pp 8vo. This book is for those who have not time for detailed and extended study, but would like to gain a fairly comprehensive idea of the meanings and values of the Bible. It seeks to present in compact and readable form the rich results of modern scholarship, without burdening the reader with details or perplexing him with technicalities. All maps are present. A clean very presentable with little library use.…