Pharaohs, Fellahs and Explorers.
by EDWARDS, Amelia B
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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LONDON, United Kingdom
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About This Item
James R. Osgood, McIlvaine & Co, London., 1892. First edition. Royal octavo. pp xx, 325. Frontispiece and numerous illustrations. Ancient Egypt through its archaeology, art, literature, religion, etc. Burgundy buckram decorated in gilt with Egyptian motifs. Top edge gilt.Slight spotting to endpapers. Faint traces of damp to covers. Bottom corners of covers a bit bumped. Very good indeed.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Ellis bookseller (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- EDWARDSA013367
- Title
- Pharaohs, Fellahs and Explorers.
- Author
- EDWARDS, Amelia B
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- James R. Osgood, McIlvaine & Co, London.
- Date Published
- 1892
- Keywords
- egypt archaeology
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...