EGYPTIAN PAPYRI AND PAPYRUS-HUNTING
by Baikie, James
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Columbus, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
London: Religious Tract Society. Very Good. 1925. Hardcover. First edition. 324 pages, 32 plates (4 in color).Contents: BOOK I: ANCIENT PAPYRI. The Papyrus and its use as a Writing Material. The Use of the Papyrus in Ancient Egypt. The First Papyrus-Hunters. Ancient Egyptian Papyri in Modern Times. Ancient Papyri: Historical and Legal (Trials of the Tomb Robbers, Adventures of Wenamon), Poetry, Fiction, Funerary Papyri. BOOK II: GRAECO-ROMAN PAPYRI. Modern Papyrus-Hunting, Theological and Religious Texts. Official, Legal and Personal Documents and Letters.A fine copy, newly bound in red binders cloth. The binding is sound and tight, contents fresh and clean. .
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- Bookseller
- Hoffman Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 63894
- Title
- EGYPTIAN PAPYRI AND PAPYRUS-HUNTING
- Author
- Baikie, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Religious Tract Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1925
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