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Sale Books Ancient Egypt The David Brown Book Company presents... SALE BOOKS ON ANCIENT EGYPT Welcome to the largest and finest selection of Egypt-related sale books anywhere in the world! The following pages contain hundreds of reduced-price titles on Ancient Egypt, the vast majority of which are offered at less than half the current publisher’s selling price. The selection include everything I could find in our warehouse that might possibly interest you and where we had at least a couple of copies left. The scarcity of some of the books ought to encourage you to act quickly if you feel a frisson of temptation. Often when we sell out of a sale book, it is impossible to get more copies at such good prices. I hope you enjoy this catalog enough to send in an order. You can do so by mail, fax, phone or online. We would love to hear from you! With best regards, OF GENERAL INTEREST When ordering, please quote the reference number 347 - 09 Of General Interest Exploring Ancient Egypt The Civilization of Ancient Egypt by Ian Shaw by Paul Johnson Reveals the excitement of science and history as it tours archaeological Explores the growth and decline of the ancient Egyptian culture, looking discoveries from ancient Egypt. Each of twenty chapters treats a in detail at the state, religion, culture and geographical setting. particular site, reflecting a variety of site types and offering a balance 256p, col pls (Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1999) hardback, 9780060194345, between daily life, religion, and funerary practices. $45.00. Reduced to $14.98 240p (Oxford University Press 2003) hardback, 9780195116786, $39.95. 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Reduced to $ 49.98 A Biography of Arthur Weigall by Julie Hankey A Dictionary of Ancient Egypt Arthur Weigall (1880–1934) was an Edwardian Egyptologist, at one time by Margaret Bunson the Chief Inspector of Antiquities for Upper Egypt, a correspondent for the Daily Mail and in later life a filmmaker and film critic. From Aha, king of the 1st Dynasty at Memphis, to the vast complex of pleasure palaces at Zerukha, this A-Z dictionary places more than 1,500 380p, b/w illus (I B Tauris 2001) hardback, 9781860645662, $35.00. entries on the rich world of ancient Egypt within easy access. Reduced to $9.98 291p, many b/w illus (Oxford University Press 1995) paperback, 9780195099898, $22.50. 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Reduced to $19.98 The David Brown Book Co. 2 www.oxbowbooks.com — toll-free 1-800-791-9354 When ordering, please quote the reference number 347 - 09 OF GENERAL INTEREST The History of Death Moving the Obelisks Burial Customs and Funeral Rites, by Bern Dibner from the Ancient World to Modern Times A chapter in engineering history in which the Vatican obelisk in Rome in by Michael Kerrigan 1586 was moved by muscle power, and a study of more recent similar Covering all periods in history and religions, the book also examines the moves. differing approaches to funerals, whether solemn, celebratory, drunken 62p, illus (Burndy Library 1991) paperback, 9780262540100, $22.99. or even sexually promiscuous. Reduced to $12.98 192p (Lyons 2007) paperback, 9781599212012, $19.95. 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Reduced to $14.98 Reduced to $39.98 Cairo Gold of Praise A Cultural History Studies on Ancient Egypt in Honor of Edward F Wente by Andrew Beattie edited by Emily Teeter and John A Larson Explores the turbulent past and vibrant present of this city where the This Festschrift in honor of Prof. Edward F Wente contains contributions enduring legacies of the ancient Egyptians, the early Coptic Church, by forty-three of his colleagues and friends. British colonial rule and the modernist zeal of the post-independence era have all left their mark. 494p, 140 b/w illus, 7 tbls (The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago 1999, Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilization 58) paperback, 9781885923097, 252p (Oxford University Press 2006) paperback, 9780195178920, $19.95. $75.00. 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