The Keys of Egypt: The Obsession to Decipher Egyptian Hieroglyphs
by Adkins, Lesley, and Adkins, Roy
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0060194391
- ISBN 13
- 9780060194390
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: HarperCollinsPublishers, 2000. 335 pages, [16] pages of plates, illustrations, maps; 22 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar book cover. A near-fine copy of the first printing. "When Napoleon invaded Egypt in 1798, his troops and scientists were astonished to discover ancient temples, tombs, and statues, all covered with strange markings - the last remnants of a language lost in time. After the Rosetta Stone was uncovered, hope was raised that the mystery of this ancient writing could be solved. Egyptomania spread throughout Europe, and the quest to decipher the hieroglyphs began in earnest, for it was understood that fame and fortune awaited the scholar who succeeded. The Keys of Egypt is the fascinating true story of the race to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphs and of the rediscovery of the world of ancient Egypt - a world that had been closed to the West for centuries." - Publisher.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Collectible.
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- Bookseller
- LEFT COAST BOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 059800
- Title
- The Keys of Egypt: The Obsession to Decipher Egyptian Hieroglyphs
- Author
- Adkins, Lesley, and Adkins, Roy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN 10
- 0060194391
- ISBN 13
- 9780060194390
- Publisher
- HarperCollinsPublishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2000
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- COLLECTIBLE
- Bookseller catalogs
- XXX / COLLECTIBLES; African / Egyptian Art; Archaeology;
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