Description of Egypt
de Lane, Edward William; Thompson, Jason (editor)
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- Very Good in Fine dust jacket
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Moab, Utah, United States
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Cairo, Egypt: The American University in Cairo Press. Very Good in Fine dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. Mylar-wrapped yellow dust jacket w/ white lettering and B&W illustration of Edward William Lane, ca. 1829, to front and spine; DJ like new; yellow boards printed w/ white lettering and same illustration of Lane to front; quarter bound in maroon cloth w/ gilt lettering to spine; top corner slightly rubbed; small stain to bottom edge of text block, text not affected; else fine; maroon decorative end papers; interior book clean; tight binding; numerous B&W plates tipped in. Edward William Lane (1801 - 1876) was a British orientalist, lexicographer, translator, and author. Description of Egypt was first published posthumously in 2000, edited by Jason Thompson; it is a detailed account of Egyptian history, geography, antiquities, and city and village life, structured as a travelogue. ; B & W Plates; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 588 pp .
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- Librería
- Back of Beyond Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 023924
- Título
- Description of Egypt
- Autor
- Lane, Edward William; Thompson, Jason (editor)
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good in Fine dust jacket
- Editorial
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Lugar de publicación
- Cairo, Egypt
- Fecha de publicación
- 2000
- Palabras clave
- Archaeology, Anthropological Studies, Egypt, Egyptian History
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Located in the heart of the desert southwest Back of Beyond Books is an indie bookstore in Moab, Utah. The name of the store was drawn from one of Edward Abbey's most well-known fiction titles, The Monkey Wrench Gang. We specialize in natural history, environmental literature, southwestern guidebooks & maps, Native American books, and Western history. But we also carry a wild assortment of fiction, science, philosophy, current affairs, rare books, and generally other cool stuff.
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