The Rosetta Stone and the Rebirth of Ancient Egypt
by Ray, J. D
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0674024931
- ISBN 13
- 9780674024939
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About This Item
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2007. Cloth, 199 pages, illustrations; 20 cm. Wonders of the World Series. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. "The Rosetta Stone is one of the world's great wonders, attracting awed pilgrims by the tens of thousands each year. This book tells the Stone's story, from its discovery by Napoleon's expedition to Egypt to its current - and controversial - status as the single most visited object on display in the British Museum." - Publisher. CONTENTS: The fading of the light; The pot and the kettle; The man of science; The man of art; "To make them live again"; The return of the light; The heirs of Jean-Franc¸ois; The words of the stone; Whose loot is it anyway?. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Collectible.
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- LEFT COAST BOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 200147
- Title
- The Rosetta Stone and the Rebirth of Ancient Egypt
- Author
- Ray, J. D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN 10
- 0674024931
- ISBN 13
- 9780674024939
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, MA
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- Collectible
- Bookseller catalogs
- XXX / COLLECTIBLES; African / Egyptian Art; Archaeology;
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