Mace Arthur E (17 results)

Hardcover. Condition: UsedGood. ASIN: B0006BM4NE; Hardcover; surplus library copy with the usual stampings; reference number written on spine; fading and shelf wear to exterior; in g ood condition with clean text, firm binding. No dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Rare. Dark blue cloth covered boards, with gilt lettering on the cover and along the spine. This useful handbook is written by some of the famed curators of the Egyptian Department at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. It is 182 pages in length, with 71 black-and-white illustrations. It is published along with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York's Egyptian Expedition 1914, "Excavations at Lisht", by Albert M. Lythgoe. This article is 22 pages in length with 20 black-and-white illustrations. Our copy is clean and is in near fine condition. Photographs are available upon request.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. First Edition. From an academic library with the usual stamps and labels. Apart from the library evidence binding tight and contents clean but blue cloth covered boards are rubbed and worn to corners and edges. A00014189.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book presents a detailed account of the excavation of a remarkable tomb in the Lisht cemetery, located near the pyramids of Amenemhat I and Senusert I. The tomb, belonging to a woman named Senebtisi, dates back to the Twelfth Dynasty, a period of great prosperity and cultural achievement in ancient Egypt. The author meticulously documents the process of clearing the tomb, revealing a wealth of artifacts, including intricately crafted coffins, exquisite jewelry, and ceremonial staves. The author skillfully blends a vivid description of the archaeological process with insights into the ancient Egyptian beliefs surrounding death and burial. The arrangement of the tomb's contents, the types of objects found, and the inscriptions on the coffins provide valuable information about the funerary rituals of the time. The tomb of Senebtisi, as the author points out, stands out for its rich contents, offering a glimpse into the elaborate burial practices of the elite during the Middle Kingdom. The book's meticulous documentation and insightful analysis make it an essential resource for anyone interested in understanding the complex world of ancient Egyptian burial practices. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

Hardcover. Condition: vg. Reprint. Lg. 4to. Orange cloth with brown lettering on front board and gold lettering on spine. Frontispiece b/w reproduction of anthropoid coffin. Illustrated throughout with very detailed b/w reproductions of drawings and photographs of the site and its artifacts. Facsimile reproduction of the original text, complete with all the illustrations. Included in the text is a preface, table of contents, list of illustrations, and an introduction by Mace, an appendix (Notes on the Mummy by Dr. G. Elliott Smith, F.R.S), an Index of Names of Objects from the Painted Coffins, Index of Authorities Cited, a General Index, and Plates. Chapters include The Site and the Tomb, The Clearing of the Tomb, The Coffins and Canopic Box, The Jewelry, The Ceremonial Staves, Miscellaneous Objects, Including the pottery, and finally, Date of Tomb and Comparison with Tombs on Other sites. Overall very good condition.

Cloth. Condition: Good. Reprint of 1916 ed. 4to, 132 pp., xxxv plates. Ex-library with page edges stamped, number removed from spine, book plate on front pastedown, some residue from card removal on front free endpaper, no other library marks. Head and heel of spine and corners of boards bumped, covers a bit rubbed and lightly dustsoiled with light scuffing at rear.

Original wrappers. Condition: Gut. Folio (36 x 26 cm). xxii, 132 pp., 35 plates. *Original edition of 1916, limited to 1,000 copies and the first of the Museums publications relating to its excavations in Egypt. The plates in high definition quality on strong velin paper. - Title page with old stamp, else in good condition. First edition, Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 3000.

editor's binding with jacket. 235x160mm, X - 226pages, Book in good condition. Envois Europe (uniquement avec numéro de suivi) jusqu?à 150 EUR: Sans frais additionnels. TVA prélevée via IOSS & envoi en DDP (droits payés). Exceptions (taxes postales locales à la charge de l?acheteur) : Italie, Lituanie (~2 EUR ) & Roumanie (~25 RON). Contact via notre page d'accueil en cas de problème. / No hidden customs fees for Europe (sending only with tracking number) up to 150 EUR order (IOSS & DDP shipment). Local postal fees apply to buyers in IT, LT (~2 EUR) & RO (25 RON). Contact us via our homepage if needed.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. hardback book in near fine condition,dust jacket is very good.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. First Edition. First edition. Soft cover, one of 1000 published by Metropolitan Museum of Art Egyptian Expedition in 1916. String binding. Original covers are stained and scuffed, with significant edge wear and tears. Front cover and first two pages are loose. Most of string binding is loose, and some are gone. 35 plates (partly in color). Book is in acceptable condition. Folio (14"), 132 pages, 4.3 lbs.; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 132 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition. One of 1000 copies of the first of the Museum publications relating to its excavations in Egypt. Small folio (35.5cm) half brown calf over brown cloth-covered boards. Lettered in gilt. [I - vi] vii - xxii, [1 - 2] 3-132, [35], [1]. With a color frontispiece and 35 full-page plates from photographs, three in color, and all with captioned tissue guards. Some discoloration of the spine leather, apparently from an old attempt to restore it. Scuffing at the spine lettering. Small spots to the boards. Contents sound and clean. Uncut and partially unopened. A very good copy overall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good to very good condition. First edition. 1/1000. Folio. xxii, 132pp., 35 plates, three of them and frontispiece o restored anthropoid coffin, chromolithographs. Original half leather over textured brown, paper-covered boards with gilt lettering on cover and spine. Gilt top edge. Publication of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Egyptian Expedition. Frontispiece chromolithograph; printed tissue guards. First of the museum publications relating to its excavations in Egypt. "The tomb described in this volume was found during the winter of 1906-7, in the course of our first season's work at Lisht. The tomb is published as a unit in itself, and there will be no discussion in the present volume of its relation either to the other tombs in the cemetery, or to the mastaba within the enclosure walls of which it was situated." (Introduction). Little is known about this woman who lived at the end of the 12th Dynasty. In her undisturbed tomb records were found indicating a second name for her, Zathapy (daughter of Apis, a son of Hathor, a primary deity in the pantheon of ancient Egypt), bearing the common title "Lady of the House." Her mummified body was placed in a set of three coffins. The volume is beautifully illustrated with numerous in-text drawings and thirty-five plates rendered lithographically, three of them in color. Contains list of illustrations and plates at front, appendix with notes on the mummy, indices of names of objects from the painted coffins, authorities cited and general index at end of text. Block uncut at bottom and foredge. Binding with light wear along edges, some scuffing of leather at head, tail and joints of spine. Some sunning, e.g. gilt top edge. Book plate on inside front cover. Light smudging of endpapers.

Hardcover. Condition: Goo to very good condition. First edition. 1/1000. Folio. xxii, 132pp., 35 plates, three of them and frontispiece o restored anthropoid coffin, chromolithographs. Original half leather over textured brown, paper-covered boards with gilt lettering on cover and spine, protected by modern mylar. Gilt top edge. Publication of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Egyptian Expedition. Frontispiece chromolithograph; printed tissue guards. Documentation of the excavation of the undisturbed tomb of Senebtisi. "The tomb is published as a unit in itself, and there will be no discussion in the present volume of tits relation either to the other tombs in the cemetery, or to the mastaba within the enclosure walls of which it was situated." (Introduction). Dedication in pencil on front free endpaper: "Presented to John Ha. Slecum by Marshall C. Lefferts, March 26, 1923." Little is known about this woman who lived at the end of the 12th Dynasty. In her undisturbed tomb records were found indicating a second name for her, Zathapy (daughter of Apis, a son of Hathor, a primary deity in the pantheon of ancient Egypt), bearing the common title "Lady of the House." Her mummified body was placed in a set of three coffins. The volume is beautifully illustrated with numerous in-text drawings and thirty-five plates rendered lithographically, three of them in color. Contains list of illustrations and plates at front, appendix with notes on the mummy, indices of names of objects from the painted coffins, authorities cited and general index at end of text. Binding with some wear along edges, light chipping at corners and head, more pronounced at tail of spine. Leather somewhat rubbed. inside gutters expertly repaired. Offsetting of plates to printed tissue guards throughout. Uncut at bottom and foredge. Binding in good, interior in very good condition.

Rare first edition. Printed in only 1000 copies. Metropolitan Museum of Art - Egyptian Expedition 1. MMA, New York, 1916. In-4, xxii & 136 pages, 36 plates. Original half-leather, the spine is damaged, inside in very good condition. From the library of Egyptologist Charles Cornell Van Siclen III (VSX). Language: English. This book ships from the USA, shipping costs will be updated accordingly (TXR). Relevant subjects: Egypt: Middle Kingdom & 2nd IP, Pyramids, Tombs, Temples & Towns.

Rare first edition. Printed in only 1000 copies. Metropolitan Museum of Art - Egyptian Expedition 1. MMA, New York, 1916. First edition. In-4, xxii & 136 pages, 36 plates. Bordeaux half-leather. Very good condition, no markings, except for the small signature of a previous owner on first page. Language: English. This book ships from Europe, shipping costs will be updated accordingly (BPF). Relevant subjects: Egypt: Middle Kingdom & 2nd IP, Pyramids, Tombs, Temples & Towns.

New York, 1916 (Reprint, 1973). XXII,132 pp. 35 b./w. plts. Hardcover. (The Metropolitan Museum of Art Egyptian Expedit.).

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1916 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 311 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 311.