Description: A Short History of Ancient Egypt.Percy E. Newberry and John GarstangArchibald Constable & Co. (London, 1904)Burgundy cloth with what used to be gilt spine lettering. 111 pp. index, plus a page of advertising. Four b&w maps. Condition Notes: Good condition for its age. No markings* Covers / Spine: Age darkened spine and covers with modest soiling and finger prints. * Gutters/Cover Sheets: Splits along length of front and back cover sheets. No damage to webbing. Medium knocks to corners and light shelf wear to cover edges. Very light wear to spine caps. Cover sheets are age darkened. * Binding: Overall sound.* Text Block: Split following page 16; webbing and threads still sound. * Notations/Book Plates: Prior owner's blind stamp on half title page. Percy Newberry supported the Tutankhamun excavation team for several seasons, and was present on 12 February 1924 when the king's sarcophagus was opened. His specialty was the botanical specimens from the tomb, on which he would briefly report in the second volume of Carter's The Tomb of Tutankhamen, published in 1927. A2
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Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: London, UK
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Size: 5.25" x 7.5"
Publisher: Archibald Constable & Co.
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1904
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Author: Percy E. Newberry
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Unit Quantity: 1
Topic: Ancient Egypt
