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1864 Our Inheritance in the Great Pyramid
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Description
Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Scarce
First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece, one colour plate, three folding plates, fourteen monochromatic plates, and five woodcuts. Collated complete. A detailed study into the Great Pyramid of Egypt, with chapters on geography, history, the exterior, the interior, weights and measures, time measures, hieroglyphs, and much more. Written by Charles Piazzi Smyth, a British astronomer who was appointed Astronomer Royal for Scotland.
Condition
Bound in full green cloth. Externally, very smart with fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting and minor age toning to the extremities. Contemporary ink inscription to the title page.
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