Scarce. This soft cover book is 118 pages in length, and features 103 (and frontispiece) outstanding black-and-white plates of the royal mummies in the Cairo Museum collection. Reprint of the 1912 edition. This copy is in fine condition. Photographs are available. Seller Inventory # 002097

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Bibliographic Details

Title: The Royal Mummies (Catalogue General des ...

Publisher: Duckworth, London, UK

Publication Date: 2000

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Synopsis:

Egypt is unique among ancient civilizations because the physical remains of many of its ruling elite have survived intact down to the present day - thanks to mummification. Originally buried in splendor in the Valley of the Kings, these mummies were later hidden for safekeeping in a number of easily guarded 'caches' dotted around the vast Theban necropolis. The Royal Mummies, first published in 1912 and long out of print, remains the classic text on the Egyptian royal dead. Profusely illustrated with photographs and line drawings of remarkable quality, it includes extensive physical and archaeological descriptions of all the principal remains of some of Egypt’s most famous kings---Ahmose, Tuthmosis III, Amenophis III, Sethos I and Ramesses II.

About the Author:

Grafton Elliot Smith (1871-1937) was a noted scholar on the history of mummification and a professor at the Cairo School of Medicine, University of Manchester, and University College London.

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Store Description

A large collection of privately owned publications, mostly relating to ancient Egypt (all periods), Nubia, and the surrounding areas, which have been gathered together over the course of the last fifty years. Books range from second-hand in good condition to extremely rare, with a number of recently acquired brand new volumes. Over the years I have also procured a selection of withdrawn university library books. The collection further includes a significant number of scholarly journals and popular magazines about the ancient world. Please browse the titles currently available. Additional works are still being added. There are hundreds more yet to be listed. If you should have any questions about any of these offerings, please feel free to inquire. Emails are attempted to be answered in an expeditious manner. Your purchases are always carefully wrapped and shipped promptly. The books come from a smoke-free household. Photographs are available to those seriously interested.

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