Looking for Dilmun

DJ and boards show light shelf wear, DJ has short tears repaired with archival tape. Light chipping, sun-faded on spine. ; A tight solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Stated first edition, B&W photos and illustrations ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 383 pages; "Dilmun was a land which stretched beyond the confines of Bahrain, as far north as Kuwait, and as far south as Saudi Arabia. The quest for the real Dilmun began when the author revisited Bahrain in order to explore the thousands of undated burial mounds scattered across the country. A seasons digging established the existence of a major civilisation dating from around 2300 BC." Title: Looking for Dilmun Author Name: Bibby, Geoffrey Edition: First Edition Location Published: New York, Alfred A. Knopf: 1969 Binding: Hardcover Book Condition: Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket Item: 1.00 lb Categories: Archaeology Seller ID: 22541 Keywords: dilmun bahrain saudi arabia kuwait