The Mountains of Pharaoh 2,000 Years of Pyramid Exploration
by Cottrell, Leonard
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
London: Scientific Book Club. 8vo, pp. 272, index, no pubn date, previous owner inscription on eps dated 1958, b/w plates, pages yellowing at edges, ffep clipped at top corner, orig. yellow bds with some staining, no d.j. Chronicles the history of pyramid exploration in Egypt, with quite a detailed focus on Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie, an English Egyptologist, pioneer of systematic methodology in archaeology and Captain Matthew Flinders' grandson. Boards.
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- Seller
- Muir Books (AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 85850
- Title
- The Mountains of Pharaoh 2,000 Years of Pyramid Exploration
- Author
- Cottrell, Leonard
- Format/Binding
- Boards
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Scientific Book Club
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- Archaeology, Egypt, History
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About the Seller
Muir Books
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Perth, Western Australia
About Muir Books
MUIR BOOKS. Western Australia's largest and leading rare, secondhand, antiquarian and out of print bookshop, established in 1973 and managed by Rob & Janet Muir together with Tara Surry. We have over 50,000 books in stock. We are located in Perth (precinct of Northbridge), walking distance from the State Library, Art Gallery and Museum.
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- BDS
- Common term for the covers of a hardbound book. The term 'boards' refers to the thick cardboard under the paper or cloth...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...