A Popular Account of The Ancient Egyptians
by WILKINSON, Sir J. Gardner
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Springs, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1854., 1854. First edition thus (revised and abridged from his larger work). 8vo. Index in volume II. Original brown cloth stamped in gilt on the spine and blind on the covers; several chips; corners rubbed; rubbing). good. 2 volumes. Volume I - Frontispiece view, 7 vignettes and 355 woodcuts - 419 pages. Volume II - Large fold-out frontispiece, 9 vignettes and 141 wood cuts - 436 pages.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Houle Rare Books & Autographs (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 300965
- Title
- A Popular Account of The Ancient Egyptians
- Author
- WILKINSON, Sir J. Gardner
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York, Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1854.
- Date Published
- 1854
- Bookseller catalogs
- HISTORY;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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