Chris and Valerie Combs
Fine Art

"The Philistines, Their History and Civilization," by R. A. Stewart Macalister, M.A., F.S.A., Published by Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1913. The Schweich Lectures (1911.) Scarce. Illustrated. Original black hardcover in good condition. Cover has light shelfwear. Bottom front corner lightly bumped. Bottom back corner lightly worn. Light fraying on top of spine. Gold gilt lettering on spine is clean and bright. End pages have aging, especially front free and back free end page. Former owner signature on front free end page. Spine split but holding after front free end page. Text pages have light aging/foxing and occasional soiling. Actual size of book: 6 by 9 3/4 inches.135 pages. Illustrated with 11 black and white illustrations. The following book, an expansion of the 1911 lecture series, is an attempt to collect in a convenient form the information available about the Philistine people. Scarce. Religious studies. History.