VG, stapled, in lightly spotted orange wrapper. [9], 93 p.; 17 cm. [Reprinted from the 1911 edition] `The oldest and greatest of Egyptian librarians was then the god Thoth, the Moon god, Hermes to the Greeks, Mercury to the Romans, Nabu to the Babylonians, scribe of the gods.' (p. 13) Subjects left out of the main paper and treated in the supplementary paper `relate to what may be called the interpretation of the library gods, Seshait as Hathor, the assistant library gods, the prophet as ex-officio librarian, the books of Thoth, and the library of secret writings.' (p. 57) The assistant library gods are thus invoked in the Book of the Dead: "Oh ye seven Divine Masters who are the arms of the Balance on the Night wherein the Eye is fixed; ye who strike off the heads and cleave the necks, who seize the hearts and drag forth the whole hearts, and accomplish the slaughter in the Tank of Flame . live in me and let me live in you. Convey to me the Symbol of Life and the Sceptre." (p. 69f.). Binding is Paperbound.

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Title: Some old Egyptian librarians.
Publisher: Berkeley, California: Peacock Press, 1964.
Publication Date: 1964
Binding: Soft cover

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Our business, established in Chicago in 1924 and relocated in Naperville Illinois, was moved to the Florida Panhandle in 1980. Our main warehouse, with a mile of double shelving and open by appointment, includes stock for sale --around 20% so far on line -- together with special collections in Anglicanism (with special strength in the Oxford or tractarian movement and editions of John Henry Newman, Bible texts and commentaries, lectureships and monographic series, the philosophy of religion, the Reformed tradition, and antiquarian theology before 1840. Please try a keyword search (we suggest truncating, e.g. Anglic*) on these or other words of your choosing.

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Books requested will be held for two weeks (international, for three weeks). Directly we can receive payment through AbeBooks, by check or draft on a U.S. bank, or through PayPal. Books ordered by libraries can be sent with an enclosed invoice. Payment in euros or pounds sterling can be arranged. Our U.S. employer identification no. (EIN) is 36-0814540. The firm is registered as a domestic corporation in the state of Illinois (file no. D 2079-867-0; showing 1,040 shares of common stock with a pa...

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