The Mummy Congress: Science, Obsession, and the Everlasting Dead Tapa dura - 2001

Hyperion, 2001. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Penguin Books, 2001. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Toronto: Penguin. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. 0670888028 . A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

Toronto: Penguin / Viking , 2001. -----The scan you see is the book you get. Quarter bound in red, beige boards with silver lettering on spine, headband, 368 pages plus 16 pages of photos in full colour, no names, dust jacket is in Near Fine condition. "Ranging from the famous excaation of Tutankhamen to tales of ascetic Japanses monks trying to mummify themselves, and from the Russians' terrified attempts to embalm the body of Stalin to the fleeting craze for public mummy unwrappings in 19th century New Orleans, The Mummy Congress demonstrates that our own obsession with the preserved dead has a long and bizarre history . Packed with extraordinary stories and narrated with great humour and verve, The Mummy Congress is a compelling and entertaining journey into the weird world of the everlasting dead." Contents include: The Congress / The Dissector's Knife / Hosts / Drug Barons / Crime Stories / Invaders from the West / Master Race / The Merchants of Mummy / Celebrities / The… Leer más

Toronto: Penguin Books. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2001. First Canadian Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0670888028 . Small spot top front board, otherwise only slight wear to book and dustjacket ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. B&W and color plates; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 384 pages; "The Mummy Congress takes us on a journey over five continents and back nearly 7,000 years. Pringle tells how mummies have been venerated as saints, fought over by politicians, collected as artistic treasures and investigated for clues to ancient civilization's drug use. In these pages lie child mummies of northern Chile, preserved household pets of ancient Egypt and the new crop of mummification services being hyped on the internet. " .

Viking. Used - Very Good.

Viking. Used - Acceptable.

New York: Viking Penguin, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Signed by Author. pp. 368, color illustrations and b/w illustrations. SIGNED by the author on the title page.

Very Good. Very Good ***Inscription by the Author***, dust jacket is missing, otherwise the book is in very good condition, clean unmarked pages Quality Books Because We Care - Shipped from Canada Usually ships within 1-2 business days If you buy this book from us, we will donate a book to a local school We donate 10,000+ books to local schools every year If there are any problems, pleases ask us to resolve it amicably before leaving any feedback

Fine. Fine 368p Writing on the title page, otherwise the book looks like new, tight with clean unmarked pages Quality Books Because We Care - Shipped from Canada Usually ships within 1-2 business days If you buy this book from us, we will donate a book to a local school We donate 10,000+ books to local schools every year If there are any problems, pleases ask us to resolve it amicably before leaving any feedback