Author: Sethe, Kurt.
Title: Die altägyptischen Pyramidentexte nach den Papierabdrücken und Photographien des Berliner Museums. I-II: Spruch 1- 714, (Pyr. 1-2217); III: Kritischer Apparat; IV: Epigraphik. [FOUR VOLUMES].
Description: Leipzig, Hinrichs, 1908-22. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Four volumes. Quarto. Pp. xiii, 508; iv, 543, (4) (printed on recto only); iv, 179, plus 2 plates; 130, plus a leaf of illustrations at end. The main two volumes are HARDCOVER, very nicely bound in duo-colour full cloth, spines and corners are crimson, boards are light grey, gilt lettering to spine. In fine condition. Volume III+IV are in the original printed stiff wrappers, moderately worn along spine panels, else in fine condition. An excellent set. ~ FIRST EDITION of Sethe's greatest work. Complete. All four volumes are from the library of renowned Egyptologist Prof. Dr. Heerma van Voss with his charming bookplate inside cover of each. Earlier small oval private ownership stamp to corner of title of two last volumes. With some of his very neat pencil annotations in margins; very few earlier minute marginal entries in ink. Beinlich-Seeber 18409. G-6 .

Keywords: ARCHAEOLOGY ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION EXCAVATIONS EXPLORATION EXPLORATIONS SURVEY SURVEYS GEOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY ANTHROPOLOGICAL GEOLOGY ARCHEOLOGY CLASSICAL ANTIQUITY STUDIES NEAR FAR EAST GREECE GREEK ROME ROMAN EGYPT MEDIEVAL POSTMEDIAEVAL HISTORY EGY


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