Ancient Egypt
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The Book Of the Dead
by E a Wallis Budge
The Book of the Dead is the title now commonly given to the great collection of funerary texts which the ancient Egyptian scribes composed for the benefit of the dead. These consist of spells and incantations, hymns and litanies, magical formulae and names, words of power and prayers, and they are found cut or painted on walls of pyramids and tombs, and painted on coffins and sarcophagi and rolls of papyri. This book is the treatise and analysis of The Book of the Dead, (also known as Spells of Coming...
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Ancient Egypt Books & Ephemera
Egypt - Antiquities from Above
by Marilyn Bridges (essay By Penelope Lively
Boston, MA, U.S.A.: Bullfinch Press, 1996. Jacket has general wear and one small tear. 128 pages with 68 b/w photos. Aerial photos of the ruins of Egyptian civilisation from the pyramids to Abu Simbel. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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£13.06
The Pyramid Builders of Ancient Egypt : A Modern Investigation of Pharaoh's Workforce
by A.R. David
London, United Kingdom: Guild Publishing, 1986. Foxing to endpapers. 269 pages with b/w illustrations. . Hard Cover. Good+/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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£7.83
Reading The Past: Egyptian Hieroglyphs
by W V Davies
The hieroglyphic script of ancient Egypt is one of the oldest and most beautiful of the world's writing systems, an offshoot of pictorial art it was invented towards the end of the fourth millennium BC and employed for over three thousand years - underlying principles of the script, origin, development and uses, and an account of its gradual rediscovery. 64 pages with over 40 illustrations. Book in as new condition with small booksellers sticker on back.
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£7.83
The pyramid texts, Vol III
by Mercer, Samuel A. B. (ed. and tr.)
New York: Longmans, Green, 1952. Hardcover. About fine in a very good(-) edge-worn and mildly spine-sunned, partially corner-shipped jacket, now housed in a mylar archival sleeve.. Vol 3 only (of 4). Small quarto in pale blue illus jacket; pages 527-95, 24 cm; bibliographical references and index. Volume 3: Commentary (continued) on Utterance 487, line 1046a, to Utterance 714, line 2217a-b. || "The Egyptian pyramid texts, which are the basis of this work, were collected and inscribed on the walls of...
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£109.74
All Color Book Of Egyptian Mythology
by Patick, Richard
London, England: Octopus Books. Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket. 1972. First Edition. Hard Cover. 71 pages: 8.75 x 11.5 in.: 2: KB#004124: Dustjacket now protected by a new Brodart Mylar Cover. Introduction by Margaret Drower. Copy has original owner's name and date (1972) inscribed on back of front flyleaf and dustjacket has two short well-repaired edge cuts and a small chip near the spine. "This book describes their beliefs and all the various gods and animals that they worshipped...
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£14.63
Egypt under the Pharaohs
by Barbara Sewell
The author captivates the charm and vitality of ancient Egypt - the mystification surrounding their beliefs and customs only adds to their fascination. 144 pages with 16 pages of colour plates and 90 black and white illustrations in the text. Book in very good+ condition. Dust jacket in good+ condition with several small tears and some small knocks and chips.
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£9.40
Pyramid
by James Putnam
Part of Collins Eyewitness Guides series. The timeless grandeur of the pyramids from the massive tombs of Egypt's pharaohs to the majestic temples of ancient Mexico. 64 pages with colour photographs throughout. Book in very good condition ex library with stamps on front and back endpapers. Cover in clear wrapper with stamp on back. .
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£7.83
All Colour Book of Egyptian Mythology
by Richard Patrick
Ancient Egyptian beliefs and various gods and animals they worshipped - the world of the Nile gods unfolded by a series of beautiful pictures. 72 pages with 100 colour plates. Book in as new condition. Dust jacket in very good+ condition with small tear top spine. This is a large book but no increase in postage in Australia.
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£8.36
Warrior Pharaohs; The Rise and Fall of the Egyptian Empire
by P H Newby
Under the pharaohs of the New Kingdom, Ancient Egypt reached the zenith of its power and cultural achievement and pushed out its borders deep into Nubia and the Near East. The wealth of these new territories enabled them to build grandiose monuments, and to develop a vigorous and cosmopolitan civilization but the imperial splendour only concealed the growth of fatal problems. 212 pages with over 90 illustrations, many in colour. Book and dust jacket in near fine condition.
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£10.45
Cleopatra : A Life
by Stacy Schiff
Little Brown & Company, 2010. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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£5.04
ABC of Egypt (history, costum, jewels)
Three sections; The Pharaohs, The Copts, The Moslems and the clothes, ornaments, styles, techniques, materials.86 pages with illustrations throughout many in colour. Book in very good condition with minor stain to edge pages 83-86. foxing to top leading edge and minor wear to cover.
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£15.67
The Mummy
by E. A. Wallis Budge
Causeway Books, 1974. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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£7.30
Hieroglyphs and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt
by Forman, Werner; Quirke, Stephen
London, United Kingdom: British Museum Press, 1996. Usual library stamps. New endpapers. Foxing to endpapers. 192 pages with colour illustrations. Sets out the history of the texts designed to guarantee life beyond death, from the Pyramid Texts for kings and queens, c.2400 BC, to the Book of the Dead used by king and subject alike after 1600 BC. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library.
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£10.45
Pockets Ancient Egypt
by Scott Steedman
Published in Australia by Reader's Digest and part of Pockets Full of Knowledge series. The rituals, customs, people and institutions of ancient Egypt. 160 pages with numerous colour illustrations throughout. Book in as new condition. This is a small book for which postage can be reduced in Australia - contact me to arrange.
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£5.22
A Glorious Past: Ancient Egypt, Ethiopia, and Nubia
by Earnestine Jenkins
Part of the Milestones in Black American History series. The ancient African civilizations of Egypt, Nubia and Ethiopia when people of colour played history's leading roles. 118 pages with 35 illustrations. Book in very good condition ex library with stamp on first and last pages, stamps on back endpapers and sticker inside back cover, Cover has sticker on spine and back, and some minor wear.
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£9.40
Temples, Tombs and Hieroglyphs, The Story of Egyptology
by Barbara Mertz
The history of Egypt from the first recorded events to Alexander the Great's conquest in the 4th century BC, the work of Flinders Petrie, archaeological developments, Egyptian mythology, techniques, art and war - all things Egyptology. 349 pages with 49 black and white photographs and some illustrations in the text. Book in very good+ condition with small cut out top front endpaper. Dust jacket in very good+ condition with minor wear.
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£12.54
The Archaeology of Ancient Egypt
by T G H James
Shows how some of the great discoveries were made, and others not so spectacular have contributed to a better understanding of obscure periods - each chosen to cover both the range of Egyptian history and the work of significant archaeologists. 144 pages with 8 pages of colour photographs and many black and white illustrations throughout. Book in very good+ condition. Dust jacket in very good condition with minor wear.
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£7.31
Magic and Mystery in Ancient Egypt
by Christian Jacq
A journey into a secret world where magic was an exact science, its mysteries closely guarded by temple priests - the meaning of rituals that were designed to ensure health and happiness, preserve life, and smooth the moments of passage-birth, marriage, death. 187 pages with 23 illustrations. Book in very good+ condition with small booksellers sticker inside back cover.
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£8.36
