I have here for sale a book entitled The Hittites: The Story Of A Forgotten Empire: By-Paths of Bible Knowledge XII by A. H. Sayce. Published by The Religious Tract Society, 1890. Contains a Frontispiece, a Map and 10 illustrations.
Sayce's enthusiasm for the new discoveries bubbles through the pages. 'Suddenly, as with the wand of a magician, the ancient Eastern world has been reawakened to life by the spade of the explorer and the patient skill of the decipherer.' Second Edition. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. B&W illustrations throughout. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Front hinge slightly cracked. Church stamps to some pages. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners. 149 pages, 19 x 13 cm.