SIGNED BY AUTHOR WITH DEDICATION in Hebrew dated 10.10.2011 (the dedication is signed "Eilat and the family", probably meaning the Mazar family which includes several generations of noted biblical archaeologists, such as Benjamin Mazar (Eilat`s grandfather) and Amihai "Ami" Mazar. The dedicatee mentioned in the dedication is an eminent Israeli archaeologist Trude Dothan (1922-2016). RARE monograph on the Ophel excavations between the City of David and the Temple Mount`s southern wall in the Old City of Jerusalem. Contains many color and b&w plates. 260x195mm. 173 pages. Illustrated Hardcover. Cover corners fore edge slightly bumped. Bump-marks on rear cover. Spine edges bumped. Pencil underlining on several pages. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare monograph on biblical Jerusalem by one of the foremost authorities in the field of biblical archaeology, and specifically Jerusalem, is in good condition.