RARE TWO VOLUME SET. This rare book is a compilation of original texts related to divination in Assyria and Babylonia with commentaries and transliteration by the noted Assyriologist Alfred Boissier, especially renowned for his researches into the art of Assyro-Babylonian divination. [BOTH VOLUMES]: 225x145. [VIII+275] + [70] pages. Softcover. Pages slightly yellowing. Inner cover coming loose from binding (but still intact). [VOL.1]: Cover edges worn. Front cover upper corner creased. Spine front hinge edges tattered. Spine worn, edges peeling. Rear cover and some pages upper corner bumped/wrinkled. Pages rough cut as published. Few pencil marks on several pages. Last two pages slightly age-stained. Binding loose and visible between several pages. [VOL.2]: Rear cover slightly stained, bottom corner tattered. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare book on fascinating and enigmatic subject by one of the leading experts in the field of divination in the ancient Near East is in good condition. We may have in our stock another book on Babylonian and Hittite mantic art by Alfred Boissier.