PHARAOH'S TREASURE: AN EGYPTIAN ROMANCE
by Allen, Luman
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Former owner's bookplate affixed to front paste down, hinges cracked, text tanned but quite supple, mild wear to spine ends
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Donohue, Henneberry & Co., 1891. First edition. Former owner's bookplate affixed to front paste down, hinges cracked, text tanned but quite supple, mild wear to spine ends and corner tips, a very good copy. (25467). Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-355 [356: blank] [note: first leaf is a blank], inserted frontispiece, original olive green cloth, front and rear panels stamped in blind, spine panel stamped in gold and blind, floral patterned endpapers. Pseudo-historical novel. "An ancient manuscript, recently discovered, gives an account of the adventures of Athene in Egypt circa 1345 B.C. At the end a Hebrew seer laments the bondage of the Israelites. Such a novel underscores the continuing interest in Egyptology and Biblical materials at the turn of the century." - Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870-1930s 011. The Stuart Teitler Collection of Lost Race Fiction, p. 3. Bleiler (1978), p. 4. Not in Reginald (1979; 1992). Not in Wright, American Fiction 1876-1900.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25467
- Title
- PHARAOH'S TREASURE: AN EGYPTIAN ROMANCE
- Author
- Allen, Luman
- Book Condition
- Used - Former owner's bookplate affixed to front paste down, hinges cracked, text tanned but quite supple, mild wear to spine ends
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Donohue, Henneberry & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1891
- Keywords
- Historical Fiction . Fantasy
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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