This is a fantastically rare and choice set of the ever-elusive three-volume set by Hans D. Schneider on Shabtis, An Introduction To The History Of Ancient Egyptian Funerary Statuettes.
Consists of parts I, II, and III. All are in near perfect condition with only a few tiny bumps to the 1st volume's corners.
OBJECTS FOR ETERNITY: EGYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES FROM THE W. ARNOLD MEIJER COLLECTION
DIJK, JACOBUS / ANDREWS, CAROL (EDITOR) / VAN DIJK, JACOBUS (EDITOR)
ISBN13: 9783805336512 / ISBN10: 3805336519, VERLAG PHILIPP VON ZABERN, Trade Cloth, 280 pages, December 2006
This is a fabulous reference book. Still in plastic, and in pristine condition.
Die Sprache Der Pharaonen: Grosses Handwörterbuch Ägyptisch-Deutsch
By Rainer Hannig
A compact Egyptian/German dictionary. Impressively detailed, including both Middle and Late Egyptian terms and with useful lists of names of deities, kings and toponyms.1412p (Hannig Lexica I, Von Zabern 1995). 9783805317719. Hardback. ...click for details
To look upon a mummy is to come face to face with our past. This book presents the story of mummification as a practice worldwide. Mummies have been found on every continent, some deliberately preserved by use of a variety of complex techniques (as with the ancient Egyptians), others accidentally by dry baking heat, intense cold and ice, or by tanning in peat bogs. By examining these preserved humans, we can get profound insights into the lives, health, culture and deaths of individuals and popu ...click for details
For the Antiquarian Book Collector -
This is an EXTREMELY rare book created by famous French Egyptologist August Mariette for the 1867 Exposition Universelle (World's Fair).
Entitled - Aperçu de L'histoire Ancienne d'Égypte.
Condition of this volume is good. All of the pages are present and accounted for. The spine is cracked ...click for details
