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Ancient Egypt: Pyramids and Hieroglyphs, Enduring Symbols of a Great Civilization
by Dodson, Aidan
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1845375904
- ISBN 13
- 9781845375904
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
London, UK: New Holland Pub Ltd, 2006. Hardcover, quarto sized volume bound in black cloth boldly lettered in white and publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 280 pages. Bibliography, Index. Copiously illustrated with color photographs, line drawings and diagrams, and map end-papers. First edition, first printing with full number line. A survey of the history of 2,000 years of pyramid building and the origin and development of hieroglyphic writing. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, unmarked copy in a complete dust-jacket with no tears or chips. Fine in a near fine dust-jacket. . First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014065
- Title
- Ancient Egypt: Pyramids and Hieroglyphs, Enduring Symbols of a Great Civilization
- Author
- Dodson, Aidan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1845375904
- ISBN 13
- 9781845375904
- Publisher
- New Holland Pub Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- Egyptology
- Bookseller catalogs
- Egypt and Egyptology Books;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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About the Seller
Great Expectations Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Staten Island, New York
About Great Expectations Rare Books
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- Fine
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- Number Line
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