Author: GORDON, ELIZABETH ANNA
Title: Messiah : the ancestral hope of the ages, 'the desire of all nations,' as proved from the records on the sun-dried bricks of Babylonia, the papyri and pyramids of Egypt, the frescoes of the Roman catacombs... ... and on the Chinese incised memorial stone at Cho'ang
Description: Tokyo : Keiseisha. (ca. 1909) 1909. First Edition. Very good bound in the original gilt-blocked. string-tied boards. Gilt title to front board. with gilt decorations to front and back boards. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight. bright. clean and strong. Minor library marks remain internally. Very light tanning to page margins. ; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 212 pages; Physical desc.: 212p. frontis. illus. plates (partly col.) maps. ; 29 cm. Subjects: Messiah - archaeology - Biblical archaeology. Messiah - History of doctrines. Theology - Comparative and non-Christian - General. Contents: King-kiao-pei. or The speaking stone. -The gazelle of Eridu. or The Turanian Christ. -Four great khans. or The divine lawgiver. -The lotus of the pyramids. or The funeral of Jacob. -The king's highway. Front cover title reads: In the name of the Messiah. by E. A. Gordon.Weight in Kg appr.:

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