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The Mummy: A Handbook of Egyptian Funerary Archaeology
by BUDGE, E.A. Wallis, Sir
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Glendale, California, United States
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About This Item
Second edition revised & greatly enlarged. Small quarto. xxiv + 516pp + plates. Publisher's original deep maroon cloth with gilt tooling to the spine. The upper board is blind-stamped. unclipped dust jacket. Previous owner's library plate to FEP. (The bookplate has wrinkled the front endpaper) The very scarce DJ is lightly shelf worn; tanned and discoloured, notably the spine, with creasing at edges, and open tear to front cover at spine head. Board spine is faded and creased, corners bumped. Light foxing to pastedowns and endpapers, with very occasional blemishes within. However, pages are well bound, content clean and bright. Pull out image of the Rosetta Stone undamaged. The best edition of Budge's comprehensive guide to Egyptian funerary customs and beliefs.
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- Bookseller
- Reginald C. Williams Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 408
- Title
- The Mummy: A Handbook of Egyptian Funerary Archaeology
- Author
- BUDGE, E.A. Wallis, Sir
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's cloth with dust wrapper
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd revised.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1925
- Pages
- 516
- Size
- thick 8vo.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Egyptology, Ancient history, Occult
- Bookseller catalogs
- Summer Miscellany 2024;
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Reginald C. Williams Rare Books
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About the Seller
Reginald C. Williams Rare Books
Biblio member since 2021
Glendale, California
About Reginald C. Williams Rare Books
Reginald C. Williams Rare Books LLC, specializes in books from the 16th through 20th century. We stock many books in the field of literature, Western philosophy, Greek classics, the history of ideas, Medicine & Science & fine sets. We are always looking to purchase individual books in our areas of interest.
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