Babylon. Die heilige Stadt

Unger, Eckhard. Babylon. Die heilige Stadt. Berlin Leipzig: Walter de Gruyter, 1931. First edition. Quarto. xv, 382 (6)pp, 1 map. Original gray cloth with gilt stamped illustration and lettering on cover and spine. Color frontispiece. Illustrated with 56 b/w plates, one color plate and a map of Babylon in pocket at rear. Historical account on Babylon with detail description of the city itself. Includes and elaborate chapter on official documents describing the city and a list of plates with descriptions. Text in German. Binding rubbed with very light soiling on spine. Moderate markings and notes in text, mostly pencil. Starting at page 5 of addendum. Binding and interior in overall good condition. g. Hardcover. (35345) $95