RARE monograph on the founder of the Achaemenid Empire Cyrus II of Persia (c.600 BC or 576 BC - 530 BC), commonly known as Cyrus the Great or the Elder. In this book, the author Karl Theodor Wetzke (1811-1888), a Lutheran pastor from Saxony, is defending the authenticity of the Biblical account of the role Cyrus in the conquest of Jerusalem. 175x115mm. VII+114 pages. Marbled rebound Hardcover with green cloth spine. Original softcover in-bound. Cover very rubbed. Cover edges worn. Cover corners and spine edges peeling. Sticker on spine upper edge. Two small holes on spine front hinge. Spine hinges stained. Spine glue-stained. Previous owner`s ex-libris sticker on front endpaper. Binding slightly loose between inner cover and pages. Ink writing on rear original softcover verso. Pages yellowing, slightly wavy and slightly age-stained. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare book is otherwise in good condition.