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PAPYRUS REISNER I, II, III, IV by William Kelly Simpson (translation and commentary) - 1963

by William Kelly Simpson (translation and commentary)

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PAPYRUS REISNER I, II, III, IV

by William Kelly Simpson (translation and commentary)

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Museum of Fine Arts, 1963. Hardcover. Very Good. Four volume set. Folio. Quarter cloth over paper-covered boards. Illustrated with reproductions of the papyri, as well as folding charts. Volumes II, III, and IV with clear mylar wrappers. Light rubbing and wear to exteriors. Volume I with some slight fraying to cloth at spine ends, sunning at edges, and some bumps to the edges, as well as a couple instances of pencil marginalia. Very good.
  • Bookseller Commonwealth Books US (US)
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  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Museum of Fine Arts
  • Date Published 1963
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Papyrus Reisner II: Account of the dockyard workshop at This in the reign of Sesostris I. Papyrus...
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Papyrus Reisner II: Account of the dockyard workshop at This in the reign of Sesostris I. Papyrus Reisner III: The records of a building project in the early XIIth dynasty. Papyrus Reisner IV: Personal accounts of the early XIIth dynasty

by SIMPSON William Kelly

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Very rare set of 3 volumes. MFA, Boston, 1965-1986. First edition. Large folio. Vol. II: frontispiece, 60 pages, 2 x 24 plates. Vol. III: frontispiece, 45 pages, 2 x 21 plates. Vol. IV: frontispiece, 47 pages, 2 x 33 plates. Original cloth with brown boards. Covers of volume II are dusty and stained. Otherwise the volumes are in fine condition, a near-fine set. Language: English. This set ships from Europe, shipping costs will be updated accordingly (BCI).
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Papyrus Reisner I: The records of a building project in the reign of Sesostris I. Papyrus Reisner...
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Very rare complete set of 4 volumes. MFA, Boston, 1963-1986. First edition. Large folio. Vol. I: frontispiece, 142 pages, 2 x 31 plates. Vol. II: frontispiece, 60 pages, 2 x 24 plates. Vol. III: frontispiece, 45 pages, 2 x 21 plates. Vol. IV: frontispiece, 47 pages, 2 x 33 plates. Original cloth with brown boards, a fine set. Vol. I is inscribed by the author to Andrew H. Gordon. Vol. II, III & IV have the signature of Andrew H. Gordon. From the latter's library. Language: English. This set ships from Europe, shipping costs will be updated accordingly (BPF).
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