Isbn: 9781917113069 - out of the ages (nezu press classics) (5 Ergebnisse)

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Zustand: New. In English.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Thira Colquhoun is a rich, beautiful, married woman who is very used to having her way; Jack Winthrop is the man she wants to have her way with, and Janet Baxter is the woman unfortunate enough to stand in her way. When Jack takes a job in Purnam, on the other side of the world, Thira is determined to follow him. So she and her unsuspecting husband, along with a group of friends, embark on a long voyage east, heading across the Mediterranean to Egypt, then sailing down the Red Sea and along the African coast to Purnam. While cruising along the Nile, the Colquhouns encounter a French archaeologist who invites them to visit a recently excavated tomb. It contains the remains of King Amenhotep's favourite, a priestess who was suffocated to death by a group of priests. And one of the Colquhoun party does exactly what you should never do when you visit the final resting place of a murdered Egyptian. she removes an ancient cylinder from the tomb as a keepsake. with inevitably disastrous results. Devereux Pryce was the pseudonym of Sir Gerard Albert Muntz; Out of the Ages was his only published work of fiction. This new edition includes a biographical essay by Gina R. Collia: 'Gerard Albert Muntz: The Renowned Metallurgist Who Had Never Been to Egypt'.…