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The Tomb of Hatshopsitu
by Naville, Edouard; Theodore M. Davis and Howard Carter
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good (small hole on spine, rear of boards has significant rubbing/wear, corners of boards bumped, age toning to pages as expecte
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: Archibald Constable and Co, 1906. Hardcover. Good (small hole on spine, rear of boards has significant rubbing/wear, corners of boards bumped, age toning to pages as expected with age.). Green cloth boards with gilt lettering on front and spine, xv, 112 pages; xv leaves of plates : illustrations (some color), bw frontispiece with paper guard. Signed and dated presentation copy. Introduction by Theodore M. Davis. The Life and Monuments of the Queen by Edouard Naville. Description of the Finding and Excavation of the Tomb by Howard Carter. Preface by Theodore M. Davis. Includes list of plates and list of illustrations in text. Bookplate inside front cover from F.K. Sturgis: "Frank Knight Sturgis was an American banker who served as president of the New York Stock Exchange and became a prominent member of New York society during the Gilded Age."- website.
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 177222
- Title
- The Tomb of Hatshopsitu
- Author
- Naville, Edouard; Theodore M. Davis and Howard Carter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good (small hole on spine, rear of boards has significant rubbing/wear, corners of boards bumped, age toning to pages as expecte
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Archibald Constable and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1906
- Keywords
- ; Egyptian tombs, Excavations ; ;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classical Art/Antiquities;
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
Biblio member since 2004
Columbia, Pennsylvania
About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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