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The Mysterious Fayum Portraits: Faces from Ancient Egypt
by Euphrosyne Doxiadis
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0810933314
- ISBN 13
- 9780810933316
- Seller
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Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Harry N. Abrams. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition (1995) unstated but implied: no subsequent printings noted in accordance with Harry N. Abrams' customary practice. Near Fine in a Very Good+ to Near Fine DJ: The Book shows slight lean to the spine; else flawless; the binding is secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining hi-lighting or marginalia or other forms of marks in the text. A handsome copy structurally sound and tightly bound showing no discernible wear and a imperfection. Clean. Corners sharp. Close to 'As New'. The DJ shows very mild rubbing to the panels and just a tick of wear to the corner tips and to the top front corner of the head of the backstrip; the price ($85.00) is intact. Attractive. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Folio (13 x 9.85 x 1 inches). Profusely illustrated with 150 black & white photographic plates, and 124 in color. Foreword by Dorothy J. Thompson. Bound in original dark red cloth with gilt titles at the backstrip. Hardcover with DJ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 396 pages .
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- Seller
- Black Cat Hill Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 58448
- Title
- The Mysterious Fayum Portraits: Faces from Ancient Egypt
- Author
- Euphrosyne Doxiadis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0810933314
- ISBN 13
- 9780810933316
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- Egypt, Ancient, Art, History, Roman, Egyptian, Portrait, Embalmed, Religious
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art History;
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Oregon City, Oregon
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