ADKINS, LESLEY AND ROY - The Keys of Egypt: The Obsession to Decipher Egyptian Hieroglyphs

NY: HarperCollins, 2000. 0060194391. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. ISBN: 0060194391. This is a new biography of the gifted French linguist and master of many languages Jean-Francois Champollion (1790-1832), the first to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphs in 1822. Set against a background of academic intrigue and international rivalry, with colorful personalities vying to be the first to unveil the secrets of the Rosetta Stone. Both the volume and the unclipped dust jacket are in perfect, pristine condition; unread, unmarked, tight, square, and clean. AS NEW/AS NEW.. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. (x), 335 pp. As New in As New dust jacket .

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