RARE book of a series of lectures on the history, religion and literature of Samaritans by Moses Gaster (1856-1939) - a Romanian-born British scholar, the Hakham of the Spanish and Portuguese Jewish congregation, London, and an eminent Hebrew linguist. The Schweich Lectures on Biblical Archaeology are delivered and published under the auspices of the British Academy. Contains b&w plates. 245x155mm. VIII+208 pages. Hardcover with gilt spine. Cover slightly faded. Cover corners slightly bumped. Spine edges slightly bumped. Ex library copy with usual marks. Pages slightly yellowing. Else in good condition.