RARE collection of articles on the subject of word play in ancient Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Ugaritic, Biblical, Rabbinic and medieval Hebrew, Syriac, and Arabic literatures by an international team of scholars. 240x160mm. XVII+337 pages. Gilt illustrated Hardcover. Gilt lettering on spine. Cover slightly dirty and scratched. Cover upper corners and spine edges bumped. Several small bump-marks on spine front hinge. Front whitepage upper corner slightly creased. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare book, of interest to anyone dealing with hermeneutics, literary and source criticism, is otherwise in very good condition.