Scepter of Egypt, The; A Background for the Study of the Egyptian Antiquities in The Metropolitan Museum of Art - 2 Volume First Edition Set - Part 1 - From The Earliest Times to the End of the Middle Kingdom
by Hayes, William C
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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About This Item
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art; Harper & Brothers; Harvard University Press Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Part I: From the Earliest Times to the End of the Middle Kingdom. Very Good green cloth hardcover book. Gilt lettering , pictoral paste-down. Harper & Brothers 1953. Boards have some wear/edgewear. Interior is clean and complete with no marks. 399 pgs. Part II: The Hyksos Period and the New Kingdom. Very Good + green cloth hardcover book. Gilt Lettering, pictoral paste-down. Harvard University Press 1959. Aside from some very minor wear at the base of the spine, this book is Fine. Clean and complete with no marks. 496 pgs. Pull out maps present and complete at the end of each book. This is a very heavy set. Media Mail US orders only. NO INTERNATIONAL, NO PRIORITY. Thank you..
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- Bookseller
- Wellfleet Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009577
- Title
- Scepter of Egypt, The; A Background for the Study of the Egyptian Antiquities in The Metropolitan Museum of Art - 2 Volume First Edition Set - Part 1 - From The Earliest Times to the End of the Middle Kingdom
- Author
- Hayes, William C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Metropolitan Museum of Art; Harper & Brothers; Harvard University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art; World History; Collecting;
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