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W. B. Emery; H. S. Smith; A. Millard - Forty-Ninth Excavation Memoir: The Fortress of Buhen, the Archaeological Report

Title: Forty-Ninth Excavation Memoir: The Fortress of Buhen, the Archaeological Report
Description: London, Egypt Exploration Society , 1979. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this uncommon comprehensive large paper report on the excavation of the fortress of Buhen, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece, monochrome vignettes and one hundred and seven monochrome plates to the rear. Collated complete. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. This interesting archaeological work was written in collaboration between Walter B. Emery, H. S. Smith and A. Millard and features an archaeological report on the Fortress of Buhen, an ancient Egyptian settlement on the West bank of the Nile below the Second Cataract in what is now the Northern State, Sudan. It provides architectural descriptions, archaeological commentary, the finds, the Buhen Horse, and more. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally lovely. The wrap is excellent with minimal edge wear and minor handling marks with slight sunning to the spine and extremities. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Fine . Ill.: None stated. Fine/Near Fine.

Keywords: First edition Archeology Architecture History Archeology Illustrated None stated

Price: GBP 225.00 = appr. US$ 321.30 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 915Z12

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