First edition (1948) of Les Peuples de l’Orient Méditerranéen, Tome I: Le Proche-Orient Asiatique, by Louis Delaporte, published in the Clio: Introduction aux Études Historiques series by Presses Universitaires de France.

An early postwar academic survey of Near Eastern civilizations, including Sumerian, Akkadian, Babylonian, Assyrian, and Hittite cultures. Features fold-out chronological charts detailing ancient dynasties and historical synchronisms, and an introductory note by S. Charléty, Membre de l’Institut.

Printed on laid paper in the publisher’s distinctive tan paper wraps with the PUF chariot emblem. A fine example of French scholarly production from the 1940s, representing the intellectual reconstruction of historical studies after WWII.

Author: Louis Delaporte

Publisher: Presses Universitaires de France (PUF)

Year: 1948

Series: Clio – Introduction aux Études Historiques, Vol. I

Special attributes: First Edition, Fold-out chronological tables, French language, Original wraps

Topic: Ancient Near East, Mediterranean Civilizations, Historical Studies

Subject: Archaeology, Ancient History, Mesopotamia, Early Civilizations, Historiography

Keywords: Delaporte, Clio, Presses Universitaires de France, Proche-Orient, Near East, Mesopotamian history, 1948

Condition: Very Good. Light toning to edges, small spine crease, binding tight, text clean, fold-out table intact.

From the library of Poet and anthropologist Nathaniel Tarn