The Book Shed

light wear to tips, corners and edges of the jacket which is quite wrinkled on the rear panel, clean and unmarked. First printing, full number line. An award winning account of the discovery of one of the most important discoveries of mediaeval Jewish documents and literature. “Sacred Trash is a jewel of a book: a lively and deeply informed account of the Cairo Geniza, a magnificent Egyptian treasure-house of Jewish religion, literature, and history that was forgotten for centuries, and of the extraordinary crew of scholars and impresarios who saved the documents, fitted the scraps back together, and made them speak and sing.”—Anthony Grafton, Princeton University. Most items ship with tracking numbers and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.