9781108016759 - Narrative of the Operations and Recent Discoveries Within the Pyramids, Temples, Tombs, and Excavations, in Egypt and Nubia: And of a Journey to the ... (Cambridge ... (5 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Like New. Reprint. In nearly new condition: firm and square with strong joints, no creases. Just a few hardly noticeable rubs or very mild bumps. Hence a non-text page shows a small 'damaged' stamp. Despite such this book looks and feels unread. Thus the contents are crisp, fresh and tight. And so a very nice book in great condition, now offered for sale at a reasonable price.

Soft cover. Zustand: New. 1st Edition. Cambridge University Press, 2010.paperback Absolute minor shelfwear but this is A BRAND NEW BOOK UNUSED. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour despatch. If not pictured in this listing, a scan of the actual book is available on request.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - The Italian adventurer Giovanni Belzoni (1778-1823) is one of the most colourful and notorious figures in Egyptology. After the Napoleonic invasion of Egypt, European interest in the country, and especially in its antiquities, led to a demand for artifacts, the larger the better. Belzoni happened to be pursuing his two careers, as circus strong-man and hydraulic engineer, in Egypt in 1815, when he was asked to organise the transport of a 7-ton statue of Ramesses II from Thebes to the British Museum. After the success of this enterprise, he turned his attention to the discovery of other antiquities, though using destructive techniques which were deplored by serious contemporary scholars. His narrative of his adventures was enormously popular at the time, and remains readable and entertaining today. This reissue omits the plates from the original edition, which are too large to be reproduced satisfactorily in this format.

Zustand: New. Published in 1821, these adventures of an Italian strong-man turned hunter of Egyptian antiquities remain readable and entertaining today. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Egyptology. Num Pages: 564 pages, 2 b/w illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: HDDG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 908. . 2010. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.