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Dictionary of Egyptian Civilization by Posener, Georges; with Sauneron, Serge; Yoyotte, Jean - 1959

by Posener, Georges; with Sauneron, Serge; Yoyotte, Jean

Dictionary of Egyptian Civilization by Posener, Georges; with Sauneron, Serge; Yoyotte, Jean - 1959

Dictionary of Egyptian Civilization

by Posener, Georges; with Sauneron, Serge; Yoyotte, Jean

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New York: Tudor Publishing Co., 1959. This illustrated encyclopedia on ancient Egypt is in Very Good condition with a Very Good- dust jacket (click on photo). The book is bound in yellow cloth with die-stamped white front panel and spine lettering. The book includes illustrated end papers of Middle Egypt. The book includes underlining on a number of pages, the former owner's signature on the Title Page, and her review on the Half-Title page. The book includes a Preface for this first English-language edition by William Hayes, Curator of Egyptian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art. The dust jacket has four small chips missing from top or bottom edges, as shown in photo. measures 6 1/4 by 8 1/2 inches and includes 324 pages. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
  • Bookseller Grimalkin Books US (US)
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Very Good
  • Jacket Condition Very Good-
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Tudor Publishing Co.
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1959
  • Keywords Egypt History, Civilization, Egyptology
  • Size 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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A Dictionary of Egptian Civilization

by Georges Posener with the Assistance of Serge Sauneron and Jean Yoyotte

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London England: Methuen and Co, 1962. Hardback. A Dictionary of Egptian Civilization. Previous owners name and date to inside cover. Slight foxing to edge. Slightly sunned spine. Yellow cloth with white lettering. Translated From the French. From the library of Roma Woodroffe, Egptologist. This Dictionary has been devised to help form a picture of Egypt under the Pharaohs. it is not a dry-as-dust reference book, a mere comilation of facts. Professor Posener and his fellow-scholars have tried to evoke a general picture of Egyptian culture and life by presenting 4120 articles on the widest possible variety of subjects. Each article is a carefully considered, self-contained essay. A special feature is the amount of information given about the flora and fauna of Egypt, and their influence on religion and life. On opening the book, readers will be struck at once by the dazzling array of illustrations. Many of the objects have never been photographed before, and others have only been reproduced in black and… Read More
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