Questo sito usa cookie di analytics per raccogliere dati in forma aggregata e cookie di terze parti per migliorare l'esperienza utente.
Leggi l'Informativa Cookie Policy completa.

Rare and modern books

British Museum.

A Guide to the Egyptian Collections in the British Museum. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY OF THE ORIGINAL EDITION

Trustees of the British Museum, 1909

62.10 €

Island Books

(Devon, United Kingdom)

Ask for more info

Payment methods

Details

Year of publication
1909
Author
British Museum.
Publishers
Trustees of the British Museum
Keyword
archaeology, middle east, egypt, british museum, bm, british museum, british museum publications, guide, egyptian, collections, british, museum
Languages
English

Description

8vo., First Edition, with 53 plates and 180 illustrations in the text; original boards lettered in black, neatly rebacked, a very good, bright, clean copy. First edition of this comprehensive guide. 'An attempt has here been made to present a sketch of the origin, the manners and customs, the language, the writing, the literature, the religion, and the burial rites of the peoples of Egypt, and of their history under the successive dynasties; embodying references to the several objects of the Collection which illustrate the different branches of the subject.'