The Egyptian book of the dead; the most ancient and the most important of the extant religious texts of ancient Egypt. Edited with introduction, a complete translation and various chapters on its history, symbolism, etc. by DAVIS, Charles H.S - 1895

Amsterdam: Gerardus Brostius, 1696. Second Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. 4to pp. [16], 492. Includes extra engraved title page. Library stamp on main title accompanied by a second perforated library stamp near the printer's device. The outer edges to the first few prelims are slightly worn. Pages are generally clean with occasional mild marginal spotting. A small piece is missing from bottom margin of the final leaf. Page 492 is a bit soiled. Bound in brown library buckram; title and shelf number in gilt on the spine; pocket on inside front cover. Hermann Witsius (1636-1708) was a Dutch theologian and a professor of divinity at Franeker (1675), Utrecht (1680), and Leiden (1698). [EB11]. His Aegyptiaca (first printed in 1683) compares the religious rites of the Jews and the Egyptians. He argues against the theory put forth by Sir John Marsham and by John Spencer that Jewish traditions were derived from Egyptian practices. This second edition has been expanded from the first.… Read More

New York: D. Appleton , 1881. First American edition. 34 cm; 2 volumes. Maps. Steel engraved plates. Intact, preserved in sewn cloth covers. Extra shipping charges will apply.

1819 1st ed Forbin Travels in EGYPT Levant Voyages Pyramids Sphinx Jerusalem
Nicolas Philippe de Forbin was an early 19th-century French historian and art antiquary, who, in 1817, set out on a voyage to the Levant to view, study, and acquire ancient pieces of art. The voyage took Forbin and his traveling party to the Holy Land and Jerusalem, Syria, Athens, Constantinople, and even the Dead Sea.
His journal of the excursion covers his discoveries giving special attention to the Egyptian pyramids and the Great Sphinx. This undated first English edition includes impressive sketch illustrations of ruins, the Temple of Karnak, ruins of ancient Jericho, Castle at Cairo, the Pyramids at Giza, and the ancient walls of Jerusalem. A highly desirable work of Middle Eastern voyages!
Item number: #14024
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FORBIN, Count Nicolas Philippe de
Travels in Egypt, being a continuation of the Travels in the Holy Land, in 1817-18
London : Printed for Sir Richard Phillips, [1819]. First edition.

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1894 Ancient EGYPT 1st ed Pharoah Hieroglyphics Pyramids Mummy Illustrated Erman
A rare, 19th-century historical treatise on ancient Egypt by esteemed German scholar Adolf Erman. Accompanied by over 400 illustrations throughout, Erman utilizes his extensive historical knowledge of Egypt to describe the nation's origins, historical geography, topography, architecture, language (hieroglyphics), religion, the Book of the Dead, mummification, government, royalty, military, cultural traditions, and much more!
Item number: #40121
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ERMAN, Adolf ; TIRARD, H.M. (Transl.)
Life in Ancient Egypt
London; New York: Macmillan and Co., 1894. 1st edition

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· Collation: Complete
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xii, [4], 570, [2]
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11 leaves of plates
o
400 illustrations
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; secure
o
Decorative red cloth
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Size: ~10in X 7in (25.5cm x 17.5cm)
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[Leipzig?]: Impensis Voegelianis, 1606. 5 1/2" X 3 3/8". 357, (45 Index) pages. "editi Per Henricum Schvalenberg, Opt. Art. Magistrum Et Professorem publicum in Academia Lipsiensi". "[An epitome of the "Hieroglyphica" of G.P. Valeriano Bolzani, and of C.A. Curio's supplement thereto.]." (WorldCat) Contemporary dark leather with three raised bands at spine. Very Good, first two blank front end neatly excised, 1 1/4" tear to leather at base of spine with chip to leather, 1/4" loss of leather at head of spine, corners and edges rubbed, toning at end papers. faint numbers in pencil rear paste down. Interior clean and free of markings, text in Latin and is complete. Uncommon in current commerce. . Second Edition. Leather. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall.

Amsterdam: Gerardus Brostius, 1696. Second Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. 4to pp. [16], 492. Includes extra engraved title page. Library stamp on main title accompanied by a second perforated library stamp near the printer's device. The outer edges to the first few prelims are slightly worn. Pages are generally clean with occasional mild marginal spotting. A small piece is missing from bottom margin of the final leaf. Page 492 is a bit soiled. Bound in brown library buckram; title and shelf number in gilt on the spine; pocket on inside front cover. Hermann Witsius (1636-1708) was a Dutch theologian and a professor of divinity at Franeker (1675), Utrecht (1680), and Leiden (1698). [EB11]. His Aegyptiaca (first printed in 1683) compares the religious rites of the Jews and the Egyptians. He argues against the theory put forth by Sir John Marsham and by John Spencer that Jewish traditions were derived from Egyptian practices. This second edition has been expanded from the first.… Read More

New York: D. Appleton , 1881. First American edition. 34 cm; 2 volumes. Maps. Steel engraved plates. Intact, preserved in sewn cloth covers. Extra shipping charges will apply.

1894 Ancient EGYPT 1st ed Pharoah Hieroglyphics Pyramids Mummy Illustrated Erman
A rare, 19th-century historical treatise on ancient Egypt by esteemed German scholar Adolf Erman. Accompanied by over 400 illustrations throughout, Erman utilizes his extensive historical knowledge of Egypt to describe the nation's origins, historical geography, topography, architecture, language (hieroglyphics), religion, the Book of the Dead, mummification, government, royalty, military, cultural traditions, and much more!
Item number: #40121
Price: $499
ERMAN, Adolf ; TIRARD, H.M. (Transl.)
Life in Ancient Egypt
London; New York: Macmillan and Co., 1894. 1st edition

Details:
· Collation: Complete
o
xii, [4], 570, [2]
o
11 leaves of plates
o
400 illustrations
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; secure
o
Decorative red cloth
·
Size: ~10in X 7in (25.5cm x 17.5cm)
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1887 1ed Egyptian Archaeology Maspero Hieroglyphics Pyramids EGYPT Cleopatra

A rare first American edition of Gaston Maspero's 'Egyptian Archaeology.' Translated by the "Godmother of Egyptology," Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards, this works provides a thorough presentation of ancient Egypt. Contents include archaeological findings regarding ancient civil, military, and religious architecture as well as tombs, paintings, sculpture, and industrial arts each depicted across the nearly 300 illustrations throughout.

Item number: #40609
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MASPERO, G.; EDWARDS, Amelia B. (Transl.)

Egyptian Archaeology

London: H. Grevel and Co., 1887. First edition.

Details:
• Collation: Complete
o xii, 328
o 299 illustrations
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover; secure
o Brown cloth
• Size: ~8.25in X 6in (20.5cm x 15cm)

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[Leipzig?]: Impensis Voegelianis, 1606. 5 1/2" X 3 3/8". 357, (45 Index) pages. "editi Per Henricum Schvalenberg, Opt. Art. Magistrum Et Professorem publicum in Academia Lipsiensi". "[An epitome of the "Hieroglyphica" of G.P. Valeriano Bolzani, and of C.A. Curio's supplement thereto.]." (WorldCat) Contemporary dark leather with three raised bands at spine. Very Good, first two blank front end neatly excised, 1 1/4" tear to leather at base of spine with chip to leather, 1/4" loss of leather at head of spine, corners and edges rubbed, toning at end papers. faint numbers in pencil rear paste down. Interior clean and free of markings, text in Latin and is complete. Uncommon in current commerce. . Second Edition. Leather. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall.