Armenia: A Historical Atlas, Robert H. Hewsen, The University of Chicago Press, 2001, HC, NF.
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Hewsen, Robert H., and Cyril Toumanoff. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2001.
English, Near Fine, HC, Folio, 11 1/4" x 17 1/4", [vi] xviii, 341 pp.
ISBN: 9780226332284
Blue cloth over board, stamped gilt lettering to front panel and spine, blind stamped border to front panel, minor cocking to spine, otherwise, superior copy inside and out, with only the most minimal, unobtrusive wear to bindings, text-block, dust jacket and endpapers. Near Fine blue pictorial dust jacket, featuring four maps: the city of Van c. 1600, the city of Erevan c. 1990, Armenia in the fourth century, and Armenia and Caucasia in the Peutinger Table to front panel, red, blue, black, and orange lettering to front, spine, and interior flaps. Protected in a paper-backed Mylar-sleeve. [vi] xviii, 341 pp., replete with color maps. Includes Foreword by Cyril Toumanoff, Preface, Historical and Geographical Consultants, Tables of Transliteration, Symbols, Map Abbreviations, Introduction, Historical Information, five sections: "Ancient Armenia," "Medieval Armenia," "Early Modern Armenia," "Modern Armenia," and "Contemporary Armenia," Bibliography, Map Index, and Text Index. From inside dust jacket: "The first comprehensive and authoritative atlas of any of the former Soviet republics, this book does not treat Armenia in isolation, but instead sets it within the context of Caucasia as a whole, providing detailed information on neighboring regions such as Georgia and Azerbaijan."