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1) The British Museum Is Falling Down (King Penguin)
David Lodge

Penguin USA. 08/01/1989. A day in the life of Adam Appleby, a graduate student, father of three, Catholic--this is the day his wife Barbara tells him she might be pregnant with a fourth child, forcing him to confront both the academic and domestic pressures bearing down on him. Lodge uses Joyce's ULYSSES as a template for exploring the life of this beleaguered, anxious, harried young man. It is also the first of Lodge's novels written in the highly satiric style for which he is now so well known and acclaimed. Originally published at $14.00 You save 93% off the cover price!

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Penguin (Non-Classics), 1989-09-05. Paperback. Very Good. Trade PAPERBACK. Penguin:1989. VERY GOOD condition. Minor age/wear to cover. No marks to text. Solid binding. (more information)

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2) Egyptian Painting
James, T. G. H

Harvard Univ Pr. 02/01/1986. Originally published at $10.95 You save 91% off the cover price!

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Harvard University Press, 1986. light wear, some neat pen underlining in text. Color illustrated. Description: From tbe earliest times the Egyptians used bold, bright colours to decorate their buildings, sculptures, papyri, coffins and funerary chests. The large tomb-paintings in the British Museum are the most brilliant examples of their artistry but their love of colour shows also in the small vignettes of painted papyri. This surveys the whole range of Egypian painting, illustrated chiefly by the wealth of material in the British Museum. T.G.H. Jamesexamines the material used by the ancient painters and explains the conventions and methods which governed some great artists, whose work should be valued in its own right as well as for its incomparable record record of Egyptian life 3000 years ago. About the AuthorT.G.H. James is Keeper of Egyptian Antiquities in the British Museum.. Paperback. Good. (more information)

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