EGYPTIAN PAPYRI AND PAPYRUS-HUNTING
first edition Hardcover
1925 · London
by Baikie, James
London: Religious Tract Society. Very Good. 1925. Hardcover. First edition. 324 pages, 32 plates (4 in color).Contents: BOOK I: ANCIENT PAPYRI. The Papyrus and its use as a Writing Material. The Use of the Papyrus in Ancient Egypt. The First Papyrus-Hunters. Ancient Egyptian Papyri in Modern Times. Ancient Papyri: Historical and Legal (Trials of the Tomb Robbers, Adventures of Wenamon), Poetry, Fiction, Funerary Papyri. BOOK II: GRAECO-ROMAN PAPYRI. Modern Papyrus-Hunting, Theological and Religious Texts. Official, Legal and Personal Documents and Letters.A fine copy, newly bound in red binders cloth. The binding is sound and tight, contents fresh and clean. . (Inventory #: 63894)