The Source: A Novel
New York: Random House, 1965. Fleming, Guy; Tremblay, Jean-Paul; Ovadia, Ruth; Vilnay, Zev. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. Item #2350833
Book club edition. Jacket edges a bit rubbed with minor loss from corners, embossed owner stamp on front flyleaf. Binding tight and square, text clean, bright, and unmarked.
909 pp. Guy Fleming jacket art, maps on endpapers, maps and diagrams by Jean-Paul Tremblay and archaeological illustrations by Ruth Ovadia and Zev Vilnay throughout text. "James Michener sweeps us back through time to the very beginnings of the Jewish faith, thousands of years ago. Through the predecessors of four modern men and women, we experience the entire colorful history of the Jews, including the life of the early Hebrews and their persecutions, the impact of Christianity, the Crusades, and the Spanish Inquisition, all the way to the founding of present-day Israel and the Middle-East conflict." Includes: The Tell; The Bee Eater; Of Death and Life; An Old Man and His God; Psalm of the Hoopoe Bird; The Voice of Gomer; In the Gymnasium; King of the Jews; Yigal and His Three Generals; The Law; A Day in the Life of a Desert Rider; Volkmar; The Fires of Ma Coeur; The Saintly Men of Safed; Twilight of an Empire; Rebbe Itzik and the Sabra; The Tell.
Price: $35.00