Egypt and Its Monuments
by Robert Eichens
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Darling, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Light brown buckram with gilt art deco style Egyptian temple design on front cover with blue highlights. Gilt Horus on spine with title. Berkelouw Books Label inside front cover. In very fine bright condition through-out. All tissues intact with colour illustrations and stunning b & w photos of the monuments including inside the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) taken in the ascending chamber or Great Hall. In all one of the most stunning and evocative books of the pre-WWI period, rare.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ankh Antiquarian Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00101
- Title
- Egypt and Its Monuments
- Author
- Robert Eichens
- Illustrator
- Jules Guerin
- Format/Binding
- Cloth Boards
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- New York USA
- Date Published
- 1908
- Pages
- 272
- Size
- 4to
- Weight
- 3.53 lbs
- Keywords
- Egypt Monuments Architecture Temples Ancient
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About the Seller
Ankh Antiquarian Books
Biblio member since 2022
Darling, Victoria
About Ankh Antiquarian Books
Ankh Antiquarian Books established in 1989, specialises in rare Antiquarian books and new books on the subject of Ancient Egypt and History. In 2019 Jennifer was joined by her daughter Laura in the business, the next generation of booksellers.
Now the book shop has excellent facilities and a stock of almost 5000 books, plus the ability to source books in Australia and overseas.
Now the book shop has excellent facilities and a stock of almost 5000 books, plus the ability to source books in Australia and overseas.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...