The Sixth Book of the Select Letters of Severus, Patriarch of Antioch, in the Syriac Version of Athanasius of Nisibis. 2 Vols

Published by Williams and Norgate, London, 1904

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Seller: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB)

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Small Quarto. ix, 259 (1), vii, 261-530pp. Original blue cloth with blind-stamped border and gilt lettering on spine. Published for The Text and Translation Society. "The letters of Severus of Antioch, lost except for a few fragments in Greek, are partly preserved in at least three Syriac versions. Of these two exist only in isolated letters or fragments; but of the third, that of Athanasius of Nisibis, made in AS 980 (AD 669), we have the 6th book almost entire in two Brit. Mus. MSS, Add. 12,181 (A) and Add. 14,600 (B), both written in an Estrangela hand of the 8th cent." (Introduction). Text in Syriac. Library barcodes and stickers in binding, library bookplates on inside, library index card and pocket with numeric stamp on inside back covers. Bindings with light wear along edges, light bumps at corners and light fraying at head and tail of sunned spines. Library stamps on verso of title pages and first pages of Syriac text. Previous owner's name inked to front free endpaper of part II. Block uncut at bottom and foredge. Bindings in overall good-, interior in very good condition.…

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Title
The Sixth Book of the Select Letters of Severus, Patriarch of Antioch, in the Syriac Version of Athanasius of Nisibis. 2 Vols
Author
Brooks, E. W. (ed., transl.)
Publisher
Williams and Norgate, London
Publication year
1904
Condition
g- to vg
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
Ex-Library First edition.
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ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB)

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Since 1985 we offer individual books for sale from our inventory of 150,000 rare, out-of-print and antiquarian volumes on many topics, with an emphasis on Judaica, Hebraica, Bibles and rabbinics, the fine and decorative arts, architecture, photography, textile and wallpaper sample books, Bauhaus and the avant garde, expressionist dance, Olympic Games and sport, the ancient near-east and archeology, erotica, illustrated and foreign-language books, especially German, Yiddish, Polish and Hebrew, as well as books from the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich, plus Russian constructivist materials. We create book collections, both large and small, for individuals, decorators, archives and libraries¿currently available: a 10,000-volume research collection on Judaica in the German language. In addition, we maintain a beguiling selection of original works of art and photography. Eric Chaim Kline provides appraisal services for estate, insurance and tax purposes, often helping to match book donors with libraries and museums. We purchase books of merit and entire collections; we also take books on consignment with favorable terms. We are a rental source for movie and tv production, occasionally providing the prop on which the plot turns. Traveling throughout the U.S. and Europe, Eric Chaim Kline has been buying and selling old and rare books since the 1980¿s, when in graduate school at Brandeis University. Proprietor of bookshops in several Los Angeles locations since 1985, he hosts visitors by appointment in our lively bookstore and ships books to collectors, libraries and museums worldwide. Kline occasionally lectures on topics in book collecting and Jewish studies. He sponsors the annual Bibliography Award granted by the Association of Jewish Libraries and serves on the national board of the Antiquarian Booksellers¿ Association of America. We welcome your inquiries.…

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