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NEW YORK: JOHN W. LOVELL COMPANY, 1888 VERY NICE LOOKING BROWN COVER, OXFORD EDITION PRINTED FRONT WITH LION DESIGN AND SPINE, GOLD BRIDE OF NILE ON SPINE, BLACK INK IN DESIGN, WORN ON FRONT AND SPINE, INSIDE PAGES LIGHTLY BROWNED WITH AGE, TITLE PAGE IS LOOSE- IN GOOD SHAPE. Georg Moritz Ebers (Berlin, March 1, 1837 ¿ Tutzing, Bavaria, August 7, 1898), German Egyptologist and novelist, discovered the Egyptian medical papyrus, of ca. 1550 BCE, named for him (see Ebers Papyrus) at Luxor (Thebes) in the winter of 1873¿74. Now in the Library of the University of Leipzig, the Ebers Papyrus is among the most important ancient Egyptian medical papyri. It is one of two of the oldest preserved medical documents anywhere¿the other being the Edwin Smith Papyrus (ca. 1600 BCE). GREAT HISTORICAL NOVEL. COLLECTORS ITEM. 1776 BOOKSTORE, WHERE HISTORY LIVES.
The Bride of the Nile by George Ebers; Mary Stuart Smith and Son, translators - 1888
by George Ebers; Mary Stuart Smith and Son, translators
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The Bride of the Nile
by George Ebers; Mary Stuart Smith and Son, translators
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New York: John W. Lovell Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1888. Oxford Edition. Hardcover. Dark blue cloth binding has intricate design to both cover and spine with gilt trim at spine. End papers are decorative print and text is clean and tight with no marks. Text is tanning and title page has a 2 inch tear at spine. Digital photos available. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 539 pages .
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- Publisher John W. Lovell Company
- Place of Publication New York
- Date Published 1888
- Keywords Victorian Fiction
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THE BRIDE OF THE NILE, OXFORD EDITION
by GEORGE EBERS, TRANSLATED BY MARY STUART SMITH
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The Bride of the Nile (The Keystone Library)
by Ebers, George; Translated By Smith, Mary Stuart and Son Smith, Gessner Harrison
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New York: George Munro's Sons, Publishers, 1900 Book. Fair. Paperback. A very rare paperback volume from 1900. Significant wear, including dampstaining, soils, age toning, scuffs, edge chips, etc. A reading copy only..
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