Ancient Egypt: Pyramids and Hieroglyphs, Enduring Symbols of a Great Civilization

Dodson, Aidan

ISBN 10: 1845375904 / ISBN 13: 9781845375904

Published by New Holland Pub Ltd, London, UK, 2006

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Hardcover, quarto sized volume bound in black cloth boldly lettered in white and publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 280 pages. Bibliography, Index. Copiously illustrated with color photographs, line drawings and diagrams, and map end-papers. First edition, first printing with full number line. A survey of the history of 2,000 years of pyramid building and the origin and development of hieroglyphic writing. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, unmarked copy in a complete dust-jacket with no tears or chips. Fine in a near fine dust-jacket. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ancient Egypt: Pyramids and Hieroglyphs, Enduring Symbols of a Great Civilization
• Publisher: New Holland Pub Ltd, London, UK
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1845375904
• ISBN 13: 9781845375904
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Egypt and Egyptology Books

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About the Author

Dr Aidan Dodson is a Teaching Fellow in the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Bristol, where he teaches Egyptology. The holder of a PhD in Egyptology from Cambridge University, he has travelled the world, lecturing on the history and archaeology of Ancient Egypt. He has written over 100 articles and reviews and is the author of six books, including The Mummy in Ancient Egypt (Thames and Hudson) and After the Pyramids (Rubicon).