The Duties of the Vizier: Civil Administration in the Early New Kingdom by van den Boorn, G.P.F - 1988

Frederick A. Stokes, 1903. HBNODJ, decorated green cloth,former owner name, October 1903, 1st edition stated,( 341pgs., 72 illustrations, 1 folding map at rear,notes, appendix ) VG+, AS-IS, NODJ. First Edition. Hard Cover.

Regina SK, Province of Saskatchewan, Department of Mineral Resources, Geological Sciences Branch, Sedimentary Geology Division, Report No. 99, 1968, softcover 4to (10"h 7.75"w), 224 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Good+ condition. Straight, tight and clean, light soiling and creases to covers, name inside front cover panel, small stain to pp58 not affecting readability of text. Chapter headings include; Stratigraphy, Palentology Correlation and Age, Sedimentation, Structure, Geological History, Economic Prospects, Summary and Conclusions, Selected Bibliography, Appendices (4). Illustrated with 28 maps, sections, cross-sections, and geochemical profiles, 20 pages of black-&-white plates and 8 tables.

Ouvrage contenant neuf cartes et quelques spécimens des écritures hiéroglyphiques et cunéiformes. 6ème édition. vii+659 pp.+9 cartes h.t. Librairie Hachette et Cie, Paris, 1878.
--- Six compartments leather spine, with gilt lettering and decoration. Marbled covers and endpapers. Ligth edgewear. Some foxing on first and last pages. Very tight binding, 9 folding maps.

Bruxelles, Belgium: Chez Eugene Henry Fricx, 1703. Two volumes bound in late 19th c. quarter calf over marbled boards, gilt back, edges dyed red, marbled end papers. The small label of Paul Revoil (1856-1914) French diplomat and Governor General of Algeria (1901-1903). Very Good Plus, tiny rubs at corners, small prior owner name dated 1735, scattered moderate toning. There are no plates present. . New Edition. Quarter Calf. Very Good Plus. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

This small volume contains the potery of Claudius Claudiani, known as Claudian (c. 370-c. 404 AD). A poet of Greek origin who wrote in Latin, he has been considered the last significant poet in the classical tradition and was in particular known for his epigrams praising Romans in significant political positions, as well as his poetry on mythic topics. He was considered a poet of importance in the Middle Ages.
This edition of Claudian's works was published by Daniel Elzevier, a member of the significant Dutch publishing House of Elzevier, in 1677. This is an excellent example of the small editions for which the House of Elzevier was particularly well-known, measuring approximately 2.5 inches wide by 4.5 inches tall, and its contents accord with their focus on classical works as well as editions of the Greek New Testament.
This particularly edition of Claudian's poetry includes a life of Claudian written by Giglio (here identified as Lilio) Gregorious Giraldi (1479-1552) taken from his work on the… Read More

London: William Baynes 1809, 3rd edition. (Hardcover) 389pp. Very good. Rebound in a 19th century leather binding. Engraved frontispiece portrait, index. The spine and covers are lightly rubbed and edgeworn, the margins have been trimmed and the edges spackled, there is a previous owner's bookplate, the pages are quite clean except for the frontis which has some spotting. With a short account of the Ancient and Modern Samaritans. The whole much enlarged from the principal writers on Jewish Antiquities by Adam Clarke, LL.D. The Third Edition, with many additions and improvements. Edited by Adam Clarke. (History--Ancient, Jews, Religion).

Academiae Litterarum, 1950. Hardcover. Very Good. Blue cloth with black leather spine label and head & tail lines. Fine binding and cover. Tanning. Ships daily.

Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1868. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1868. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good+/no dust jacket . First Edition, complete with errata slip. Clean blue boards with gold decoration and lettering on cover, gold lettering on spine. Slight darkening to spine. Small spots of wear-through to cloth at spine ends. Binding is tight and square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with gilt top edges. Clean chocolate brown endpapers; no names, writing or bookplates. Frontispiece "Chronological Chart of still existing early contemporary architectural testimony" with clean tissue guard. Preface by the author, followed by errata slip. 512 pages with index + 3 page promotion of same author's book, "Life and Work at The Great Pyramid.".

Jerusalem: The Israel Museum, 2003. English language edition. Very slight creasing to top edge of dustwrapper and some scratching to back panel of same. Original owner's gift message (blacked out) takes up most of f/ep, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Issued to accompany the exhibition of the same name held at the Spertus Gallery in 2003-04, deals with the Temple at Jerusalem, and with the ''Temple Scroll'' which was one of the Dead Sea Scrolls. 167pp, illustrated throughout, mostly in colour.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Folio Society 2008. (4to in slipcase) 694pp. Fine, no dust jacket. Black cloth with gilt illustrated spine and front cover in a fine metallic gold slipcase. Top edge gilt, map endpapers, illustrated title page, plans, color photographs, appendices, bibliography, index. "It's rare that one can point to modern books on history that have fundamentally enlarged and changed our view of the past. But three accounts brought together for the first time in this collection did just that when they were first published, and they still stand today as in this collection did just that when they were first published, and they still stand today as the best introductions to the fascinating world of the ancient empires and medieval kingdoms that rules in the vast area along the Nile from Upper Egypt to the Sudan and Ethiopia" - from the Preface. Preface by Michael Wood. Locale: Egypt; Ethiopia; North Africa; Sudan. (History, History--Ancient).