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Shakepeare's "lass unparallel", the mistress of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, Cleopatra was born in 69 BC and died before she reached the age of forty, when Alexandria fell to...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodFrom the banks of the Nile to the mysteries of the ancient pharaohs, Gordon Waterfield's Egypt presents a vivid and authoritative portrait...

Rome - Urbs Roma : city of patricians and plebeians, emperors and gladiators, slaves and concubines - was the epicentre of a far-flung imperium whose cultural legacy is incalculable. How...

The 3,000 year-old mummy of the Egyptian priest Nesperennub has never been removed from its beautifully painted case, but now the latest non-invasive imaging technology has revealed what lies inside....

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn the shadow of the pyramids, where shifting desert sands conceal the secrets of a civilisation lost to time, The Lost Pharaohs: The Romance...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew civilisations have captured the human imagination quite like ancient Egypt — and The Penguin Guide to Ancient...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew civilisations have cast as long and hypnotic a shadow over human history as that of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerLong before modern travel apps and online itineraries, a compact and authoritative volume offered the discerning traveller an unparalleled passport into one...

Edition: 3rd ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerFew works of cultural documentation have endured with such scholarly tenacity as Edward...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFew cities on earth carry the weight of millennia as Cairo does — a metropolis where pharaonic grandeur, Islamic splendour, and colonial ambition have all...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew civilisations have matched the dazzling artistry of ancient Egypt, and Jewels of the Pharaohs: Egyptian...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingFew civilisations have captivated the human imagination quite like that of ancient Egypt — a world of monumental pyramids, divine pharaohs, and sacred...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFew civilisations have left behind a visual legacy as breathtaking and enduring as that of ancient Egypt, and Egyptian Art: Drawings & Paintings presents this...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFrom the sun-scorched banks of the Nile to the shadowed halls of Karnak, Gods and Myths of Ancient Egypt immerses the reader in the rich...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingLong before the age of modern archaeology, Egypt's magnificent ancient treasures were plundered, bartered, and shipped across the...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew archaeological discoveries have ever gripped the world's imagination quite like the opening of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922,...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodAt the crossroads of faith, power, and stone, Mamluk History Through Architecture presents a groundbreaking examination of one of the medieval world's most...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew names in history resonate with as much mystery and splendour as Tutankhamun — the boy pharaoh whose tomb, discovered in 1922 by Howard...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageStep into the sun-scorched sands of antiquity with Egypt: A Journey Through the Land of the Pharaohs, a...

From Aha, king of the 1st Dynasty at Memphis (2920 B.C.), to the vast complex of pleasure palaces at Zerukha this A-Z dictionary places more than 1,500 entries on the...

The richness of more than 3000 years of Egyptian civilization comes alive in the pages of this book. From the geology of the land, the first cities, social structure, religion,...

Recreates the golden age of ancient Egypt. Here, for example, the pyramids and the sphinx are construction sites teeming with workers. Administrators bustle to fulfil their assignments from the Pharaoh's...

This work combines a guide with a cultural history. The first section, which provides a background to ancient Egypt, its institutions and its people, is fully cross-referenced to the sights...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodAt the crossroads of ancient Egyptian and sub-Saharan African civilizations, the Meroitic culture of Nubia left behind an extraordinary archaeological legacy—one meticulously documented in this...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. A richly detailed work of historical biography, The Life...

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Complete reproduction of Ani's papyrus, finest ever found. Full hieroglyphic text, interlinear transliteration, word-for-word translation, smooth translation. The sacred wisdom of the priests of ancient Egypt and the experiences of...

A brilliantly readable, beautifully illustrated general history of ancient Egypt, from the builders of the first pyramids to Cleopatra. 'A sophisticated and complete account' The Times : Books of the...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. This ambitious reference anthology presents a sweeping survey of world literature spanning...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: Previous owner. Binding: Intact. No stickers or library stamps visible. A bold work of historical investigation, Moses Pharaoh...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Ramses II and His Time is a bold work of...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. A gripping work of narrative history, Lovers on the Nile...

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Spend 24 hours with the inhabitants of the most powerful kingdom in the ancient world. Ancient Egypt wasn't all pyramids, sphinxes and gold sarcophagi. For your average Egyptian, life was...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner. A landmark work in Egyptology, Tutankhamen presents a...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded spineA richly accessible work of popular history, The House of History: The Basement — From the Earliest Men to...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.A landmark work in Egyptology, Atlas of Ancient Egypt...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work in the history of archaeology, The Tomb of Tutankhamen chronicles one of the...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA richly illustrated art history and cultural reference work, El Dorado: Colombian...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work in Egyptology, Valley of the Kings chronicles the dramatic history of one of the ancient world's most extraordinary...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work in biblical archaeology and ancient history, Timna: Valley of the Biblical Copper Mines...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work in African archaeology and history, Great Zimbabwe presents a rigorous and authoritative examination of one of sub-Saharan...

More than 3000 years ago a village was established at Thebes on the west bank of the Nile. Situated amid a barren landscape are housed the workers who created the...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA richly illustrated work of Egyptology and art history, Gold of the Pharaohs presents...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsA rich treasury of ancient mythology and folklore, Egyptian Legends and Stories presents the most celebrated tales from one of the world's...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Tears along folds of jacket. Slipcase: worn from age - otherwise structural and illustrations bright. A richly illustrated...

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