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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Scarce. Black cloth covered boards with gilt lettering along the spine. This intriguing volume is 304 pages in length, and features 424 illustrations, of which 344 are in color. Our copy is in very good condition. The dust jacket has shelf wear. A good reading copy. Photographs are available. "This book celebrates the enigmatic face of the best-known ancient civilization. Seventeen Egyptologists and archaeologists probe the most compelling mysteries in the light of recent research and discoveries. In some cases, the answers seem straightforward, in others, the shroud of mystery still hangs heavy. Packed with evocative photographs and illuminating new diagrams, maps and plans, this book is a unique exploration of this most romantic and inspiring of all ancient civilizations. ( From the cover) Some chapters include The earliest Egyptians -- Pyramids & tombs --Pharaohs & queens --People & places --Ancient wisdom & belief --Historical mysteries --Egypt & the Bible".…

hardcover. Condition: Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1st. Small 4to, 304 pp. Profusely illustrated (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Scarce. Black cloth covered boards with gilt lettering along the spine. This intriguing volume is 304 pages in length, and features 424 illustrations, of which 344 are in color. Our copy is unread and is in very fine condition. The bottom edge of the dust jacket has the slightest shelf wear. Photographs are available. "This book celebrates the enigmatic face of the best-known ancient civilization. Seventeen Egyptologists and archaeologists probe the most compelling mysteries in the light of recent research and discoveries. In some cases, the answers seem straightforward, in others, the shroud of mystery still hangs heavy. Packed with evocative photographs and illuminating new diagrams, maps and plans, this book is a unique exploration of this most romantic and inspiring of all ancient civilizations. ( From the cover) Some chapters include The earliest Egyptians -- Pyramids & tombs --Pharaohs & queens --People & places --Ancient wisdom & belief --Historical mysteries --Egypt & the Bible". …

Condition: Fine. First Edition. First Printing. FIRST EDITION HARDBACK. Book condition is Fine. Dust Jacket is Very Good Plus, about Near Fine. Not Price Clipped. With 424 beautiful illustrations, 344 in color. Protected with an Acid Free Clear Archival Cover. 8.25 x 10.5 Inches in size. 304 numbered pages.…

hardcover. Condition: New. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. This book celebrates the enigmatic face of the best-known ancient civilization. Seventeen Egyptologists and archaeologists probe the most compelling mysteries in the light of recent research and discoveries. In some cases, the answers seem straightforward, in others, the shroud of mystery still hangs heavy. Packed with evocative photographs and illuminating new diagrams, maps and plans, this book is a unique exploration of this most romantic and inspiring of all ancient civilizations. ( From the cover) Some chapters include The earliest Egyptians -- Pyramids & tombs --Pharaohs & queens --People & places --Ancient wisdom & belief --Historical mysteries --Egypt & the Bible. with 424 illustrations, 344 in colour. 304 pages. Light foxing to endpapers and page edges. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History; History; ISBN: 0500284555. ISBN/EAN: 9780500284551. Inventory No: 278061. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. London, Thames & Hudson, 2003. Quarto, 304 pages with 424 illustrations (344 in colour). Papered boards; small name-stamp on the front free endpaper; a fine copy with the lightly scuffed dustwrapper.