The Great Pyramid of Gizeh: its riddle read, its secret metrology fully revealed as the origin of British Measures. Interpreted from the Measures by Professor C. Piazzi Smyth and Professor W.M. Flinders Petrie.[First Edition]

Published by Robert Banks & Son, London, 1908

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Seller: Muir Books [Robert Muir Old & Rare Books], PERTH, WA, AustraliaMuir Books [Robert Muir Old & Rare Books]

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1st ed., 8vo, (i, errata), original brown cloth boards with gilt title to front board and spine, b&w frontis, b&w plates, pp (vii) 217. Some rubbing to edges, fraying to foot of spine, corners bumped, minor scuff marks boards, very small hole in cloth to fore edge of spine, light foxing to endpapers and edges of frontis, o/w very good condn. Argues in great detail from measurements of the Pyramid that "the measures of the old Saxons and also those of the Greeks and Romans may be derived from the standards of measure preserved in the Great Pyramid". Rare.

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Title
The Great Pyramid of Gizeh: its riddle read, its secret metrology fully revealed as the origin of British Measures. Interpreted from the Measures by Professor C. Piazzi Smyth and Professor W.M. Flinders Petrie.[First Edition]
Author
M.W.H. Lombe Brooke (and W. M. Flinders Petrie)
Publisher
Robert Banks & Son, London
Publication year
1908
Binding
Boards
Edition
1st edition.

Muir Books [Robert Muir Old & Rare Books]

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Established in 1973, we are second generation booksellers located in Perth, Western Australia walking distance from the State Library of WA and the WA Museum. We deal in old, rare and out of print books as well as art, maps and globes, photographs, natural history specimens and curious objects. You are more than welcome to visit us at our bookshop or browse our great range of books and various items at our website: https://www.muirbooks.com Muir Books (Robert Muir Old & Rare Books) was founded by Robert and Helen Muir. and now owned and operated by Rob and Janet Muir with Tara Surry as researcher and cataloguer . We are one of the the larger booksellers in Western Australia with over 60,000 items in stock.…

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Robert Muir Old & Rare Books

17 Lindsay Street
Perth WA, WA Australia 6000