Food: The Gift of Osiris ( 2 Volume Set )

Language: English

Published by Academic Press, London/ New York/ San Fransisco, 1977

0122034015 / 9780122034015

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Seller: Nikki Green Books, Glasgow, United KingdomNikki Green Books

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Complete 2 Volume Set in Slipcase. Small 4tos, Vol I - xxxiii + pp452 with pp42 of index to rear. Vol 2 - xxxiii + pp453-pp877 with pp42 index to rear. Both volumes profusely illustrated throughout in b/w with 10 unnumbered colour plates. Blue paper covered slipcase with illustration to front board and text to back in poor condition with 2 bottom edges split but still whole. Hardcovers in dust jackets, both jackets in new protective sleeves in very good+ condition with a little rubbing to edges. Bindings of black buckram with gilt titles to spines and gilt Osiris to front boards in very good+ condition with a tiny bit of rubbing to gilt on spine to Volume 2. Inside Vol 1 warmly inscribed by all three authors to 'Elizabeth' dated 1977. with all pages in volumes in very good+ condition, clean, bright and unmarked. This work that bridges the gap between Egyptology, anthropology, and nutritional science was the culmination of 15 years of exhaustive research. William Jefferson Darby (a renowned nutritionist), Paul Ghalioungui (an Egyptian physician and historian), and Louis E. Grivetti (a geographer and nutrition expert) didn't just list what ancient people ate, they explained why they ate it, using the god Osiris, the mythical deity of agriculture, fertility, and resurrection, as the ultimate symbol of how food sustained both the mortal body and the eternal soul in the afterlife. A very good and very scarce signed copy. This is a heavy set and may cost more postage overseas.…

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Title
Food: The Gift of Osiris ( 2 Volume Set )
Author
William Jefferson Darby, Paul Ghalioungui and Louis Grivetti
Publisher
Academic Press, London/ New York/ San Fransisco
Publication year
1977
Condition
Very Good
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Inscribed by Author(s)
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
ISBN 10
0122034015
ISBN 13
9780122034015
Edition
1st Edition
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Nikki Green Books is based in Glasgow. Beth Lowell-Green is a third generation bookdealer, who along with her partner Nikki reside in sunny Glasgow. The origins of the business began with Beth's grandmother, Eve Lowell, who started The Dartmoor Bookshop in Ashburton at the back of Beth's grandfathers newsagent shop before moving to her own premises in the town. Beth spent her formative years working with her parents, who started Sue Lowell Natural History Books, based in London. We specialise in natural history, Scottish interest and ornithology along with the rare and unusual.…

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