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Ramesses: Egypt's Greatest Pharaoh
by Tyldesley, Joyce
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0670884871
- ISBN 13
- 9780670884872
- Seller
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About This Item
London, UK: Viking, 2000. 1st Edition 1st Impression. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, first impression. xxxvi, 35-256pp, two sections of plate illustrations, maps, line drawings in text. In brown cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Cloth very slightly rounded at spine ends. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original, illustrated dust jacket, just a little rubbed at spine ends. A biography of the rule of Ramesses II, the most powerful ruler of Ancient Egypt and a solid introduction to the world of high politics and international dealings, and opulence, which made up life at his court.
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- Bookseller
- BookAddiction
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023467
- Title
- Ramesses: Egypt's Greatest Pharaoh
- Author
- Tyldesley, Joyce
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Impression
- ISBN 10
- 0670884871
- ISBN 13
- 9780670884872
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 2000
- Pages
- 256
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Pharaoh, Ancient Egypt, Ramesses, Ancient History, Ancient Civilisations
- X weight
- 0 kg
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