Author: James Baikie
Title: A Century of Excavation in the Land of the Pharaohs
Description: London, The Religious Tract Society , 1927. Cloth. A bright copy of this historical account dedicated to the pioneering archaeologists of Ancient Egypt. In the original cloth binding. Undated, dated from a copy held at the British Library.An insightful study of the major wonders that excavation has brought to light from the ancient civilisation of Egypt. It covers events such as the pyramids and Tutankhamen. James Baikie was an early 20th century Scottish prolific writer, who wrote on subjects such as astronomy, the bible and ancient history. His intentions with this work were to bring to light an adequate light to the work of excavation, an area he believed to be lacking. Illustrated with a frontispiece and thirty-one monochrome plates. Collated, complete. In the original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with shelf wear. Gilt has rubbed off to front board title. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with offsetting to the endpapers only. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .
Keywords: History Archaeology Ancient Egypt Archaeology Not Stated
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Title: A Century of Excavation in the Land of the Pharaohs
Description: London, The Religious Tract Society , 1927. Cloth. A bright copy of this historical account dedicated to the pioneering archaeologists of Ancient Egypt. In the original cloth binding. Undated, dated from a copy held at the British Library.An insightful study of the major wonders that excavation has brought to light from the ancient civilisation of Egypt. It covers events such as the pyramids and Tutankhamen. James Baikie was an early 20th century Scottish prolific writer, who wrote on subjects such as astronomy, the bible and ancient history. His intentions with this work were to bring to light an adequate light to the work of excavation, an area he believed to be lacking. Illustrated with a frontispiece and thirty-one monochrome plates. Collated, complete. In the original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with shelf wear. Gilt has rubbed off to front board title. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with offsetting to the endpapers only. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .
Keywords: History Archaeology Ancient Egypt Archaeology Not Stated
Price: GBP 90.00 = appr. US$ 128.52 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 914Y48
- Book number: 914Y48
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