1903 13Vo Maspero HISTORY of EGYPT Color Illus LEATHER

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*PLEASE BE SURE TO CHECK OUT OUR NEW WEBSITE WWW. TREERAINBOOKS (Dot Com) Scarce & highly sought after complete set in Publisher's original & deluxe 3/4 leather bindings! This set contains over 1,200 colour plates, b&w illustrations, photographs, maps, and a hand-coloured frontispiece to each volume. History of Egypt from 330 B.C. to the Present Time. The first nine volumes are edited by A. H. Sayce, and translated by M. L. McClure. The first nine volumes are by Prof. Maspero, who closes his history with the conquest of Alexander the Great. The professor was famous French Egyptologist, Gaston Maspero (1846-1916). T is no stated date of publication. The next three volumes (numbered as volumes X to XII on the spine, but as I to III on the title pages,) were prepared by Dr. S. Rappoport, who drew heavily from more contemporary authorities, such as Prof. W. M. Flinders Petrie. Each of these volumes bears a publication date of 1904. A supplementary volume (XIII), "History of Egypt in the Light of Recent Discovery", by King and Hall, was published by the Grolier Society in 1906. Publication Date: 1903-1906 Publisher: London: The Grolier Society Author: Masapero & Rappoport Binding: Publisher's original & deluxe bindings of 3/4 burgundy morocco leather. 4 raised bands per volume with elaborate & bright gilt floral Art Nouveau designs in spine compartments. Marbleized boards & endpapers. TEG. Volumes are 9 1/2" tall, 6 3/4" wide. A bit of light wear to tops/bottoms of spines & corners of boards. A couple of volumes have a very shallow & light area of dampstain along the top of some pages. Many pages are still UNCUT (unopened). Description: Complete in 13 volumes. This set contains over 1,200 colour plates, b&w illustrations, photographs, maps, and a hand-coloured frontispiece to each volume. Additional Notes :Scarce & complete set! Highly sought after & an unbeatable price! Marvelous investment opportunity! An excellent addition to any library, and/or a memorable gift! Payment must be received within 7 days of auction close, and we would appreciate contact within 3 days. Non-Paying Bidder Warnings as well as Fraud Complaints will be filed if the situation warrents these actions. Merchandise paid by check may be held for (10) business days until such funds clear. SHIPPING: All of our books are very carefully wrapped and packaged, and are only shipped in well-padded boxes.We never use flimsy mailers. We do not charge for handling. We strive to ship within a day or two of payment received, however t are occasions when unforeseen situations may arise, thus delaying shipment for an extra day or two. This rarely happens. All merchandise shipped within the United States will be shipped via FedEx Ground, insured, unless otherwise stated. FedEx does not ship to p.o. boxes, and so any shipment to a p.o. box will be sent via USPS media mail. Overseas shipments will be sent either USPS Express Mail or Priority Mail International. International surface mail is no longer offered. Combined shipping is always available. *IMPORTANT SHIPPING NOTE 9/2008: Since ebay has recently changed their shipping criteria, we have had to make adjustments as well . All of our domestic shipments will be automatically UPGRADED from UNINSURED PARCEL POST MAIL to FULLY INSURED FEDEX GROUND SHIPPING. So although the shipping calculator shows USPS P arcel Post, you will be receiving your package via FedEx Ground. However if a po box address is provided, the shipment will be sent Parcel Post since FedEx will only deliver to street addresses.RETURNS: All items are described as accurately and in as much detail as possible to the best of our knowledge and ability. However, catalog descriptions are to some extent interpretive. Please be sure to read the ENTIRE description, and be sure to view the photos, as they are also considered part of the description. If any merchandise is found to be substant... read more

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