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Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd Impression. Hardback. The Glory of Egypt. Message to previous owner to inside cover. Slight wear to top and bottom edge of D/J and corners of D/J. Price clipped to D/J. From the library of Roma Woodroffe, Egyptologist. With ten Translations of original Egyptian Texts. 115 Photographs by Michel Audrain. This book presents a majestic portrait of the ancient civilisation portrait of the Nile. Here is more than archeology - an artist has used his artist's vision to re-create the spirit of a great people. Here are Luxor, Karnac, the Valley of the Kings and the Pyramids, seen in all the mysterious grandeur which made them one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Not only the great buildings are shown, but also carvings, frescoes and jewellery, and the landscape of Egypt as it is seen today, much the same as it was 3,000 years ago. In 115 superb photogravure plates, 8 of which are in colour, the photographer has rediscovered the beauty and the miracle of Ancient Egypt. There are instructive notes on the plates, sketches and plans and in addition 16 pages of translations of Egyptian texts, which give an interesting impression of their thought and beliefs. The author gives a lucid history of the Two Kingdoms and includes in his stimulating text a convincing hypothesis of the symbolism of the pyramids and the techniques used in their construction - a fresh and original contribution on this fascinating subject. Illustrated. 229 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.).…