Life in Ancient Egypt and Assyria
Maspero, G.
New York: D. Appleton, 1892. 376 pages + 8 pages of publisher's announcements at back; 'With one hundred and eighty-eight illustrations' (in black and white); "...not be an unbroken history of the ancient Oriental dynasties and nations...I only wish to give the readers of this book some impression of life under its various phases amongst the two most civilised nations which flourished upon our earth before the Greeks..."; with essays on: Egyptology: Thebes; Market and Shops; Pharaoh; Amen; Recruitment of the Army; Funeral and the Tomb; Battle; Assyrian Studies: Royal Residence Dur-Sarginu; Private Life; Death and the Funeral; (Hunting) Royal Chase; Royal Audience; Assurbanipal's Library; Science of Presages; War; Fleet And the Siege of a City; more; publisher's brick-red cloth binding, gilt spine titles, illustrated cover and spine in black; light wear, very good condition. Very Good Hardcover (Item ID: 11015)
$65.00
