Temples, Tombs and Hieroglyphs: The Story of Egyptology

Barbara Mertz

Verlag: Victor Gollancz Limited, London, 1964

An absorbing text from American author Barbara Mertz covering the enormous subject of Egyptian history. The first edition of this work.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.This book traces Egypt's history more than three thousand years and vividly accounts a variety of key events, whilst exploring more about the antiquities uncovered and the potential objects that have been lost.Barbara Mertz received a PhD in Egyptology from the University of Chicago in 1952, but under her pen name, had also written primarily gothic and supernatural thrillers.Illustrated with twenty-four double sided monochrome plates and numerous in-text figures and sketched maps. In the original cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Wrap has had lamination, however remains a very neat example.Externally, very smart. With bumping to the spine head and tail. Light marks to the rear board. Dust wrapper is also very smart. With a few marks to the wrap and sunning to the spine. Amateur tape reinforcement to the spine head. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good Indeed. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 918Y45

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Temples, Tombs and Hieroglyphs: The Story of...
Verlag: Victor Gollancz Limited, London
Erscheinungsdatum: 1964
Einband: Cloth
Illustrator: Numerous Illustrators
Zustand: Very Good Indeed
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good Indeed
Auflage: First edition.
Art des Buches: book