THE BRIDE OF THE NILE, OXFORD EDITION
by GEORGE EBERS, TRANSLATED BY MARY STUART SMITH
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- good
- Hardcover
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About This Item
NEW YORK: JOHN W. LOVELL COMPANY, 1888 VERY NICE LOOKING BROWN COVER, OXFORD EDITION PRINTED FRONT WITH LION DESIGN AND SPINE, GOLD BRIDE OF NILE ON SPINE, BLACK INK IN DESIGN, WORN ON FRONT AND SPINE, INSIDE PAGES LIGHTLY BROWNED WITH AGE, TITLE PAGE IS LOOSE- IN GOOD SHAPE. Georg Moritz Ebers (Berlin, March 1, 1837 ¿ Tutzing, Bavaria, August 7, 1898), German Egyptologist and novelist, discovered the Egyptian medical papyrus, of ca. 1550 BCE, named for him (see Ebers Papyrus) at Luxor (Thebes) in the winter of 1873¿74. Now in the Library of the University of Leipzig, the Ebers Papyrus is among the most important ancient Egyptian medical papyri. It is one of two of the oldest preserved medical documents anywhere¿the other being the Edwin Smith Papyrus (ca. 1600 BCE). GREAT HISTORICAL NOVEL. COLLECTORS ITEM. 1776 BOOKSTORE, WHERE HISTORY LIVES.
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- Seller
- Antique Books Den (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 000679
- Title
- THE BRIDE OF THE NILE, OXFORD EDITION
- Author
- GEORGE EBERS, TRANSLATED BY MARY STUART SMITH
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- JOHN W. LOVELL COMPANY
- Place of Publication
- NEW YORK
- Date Published
- 1888
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Keywords
- NILE, BRIDE
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Fiction; Famous Authors;
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