RARE translation with commentary of cuneiform tablets with records of Babylonian cities, from the Berlin museum collectio. Contains many plates (one fold-out). The translator and commentator - Felix Ernst Peiser (1862-1921) was an eminent German orientalist and historian of Prussia. 240x170mm. XII+124 pages. Dark brown cloth Hardcover with gilt spine. Cover and spine rubbed and yellowing/age-stained. Cover edges rubbed. Cover corners bumped and worn. Spine front hinge partly cracked. Spine gilt lettering faded. Spine edges peeling and tattered. Small ink inscription on front endpaper. Binding slightly visible on rear inner cover. Pages slightly yellowing. Else in good condition.