About this title: In this classic work, now revised for a new generation, Mertz gives readers a fascinating, erudite, and witty glimpse of the human side of ancient Egypt. 16-page color photo insert and b&w photos throughout.
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: William Morrow
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780061252747ISBN:0061252743
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Edition: 2nd edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: William Morrow
Date Published: 2008-03-01
ISBN-13:9780061252747ISBN:0061252743
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: William Morrow
Date Published: 2008-03-01
ISBN-13:9780061252747ISBN:0061252743
Description: Fair. Ex-Library copy with usual stamps and stickers (stamp blackened out on top edge). Text is unmarked; spine slightly leaning but sound. Reading copy only. read more
Description: New. 0061252751 Brand New Book With Remainder Mark. May Have Slight Shelf Wear. In-Stock Now For Immediate Secure Packaging & Delivery in excellent condition. read more
Description: Like New. 2009-Paperback-May contain minor shelf-wear. Otherwise, volume un-read and in "As-New" condition. -Used-Like New-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Description: Good. 2009-Paperback----Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Edition: No Statement of Edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Coward-McCann
Date Published: 1966
Description: Good+ in Good + jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Rust boards, silver lettering. top & bottom edges of text block stained in areas, does not affect pages. Mild shelfwear. Dustjacket with multiple edge tears, sticker on back. Illustrations, index, 380 pp. Text clean & tight. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton, London
Date Published: 1967
ISBN-13:9780340026335ISBN:0340026332
Description: Good in Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Hardcover 1967 edition. DJ in brodart cover has very minor wear and soiling. Boards are in very good condition, a few of the b&w plate pages have rubbing as though they had been stuck together and parted. Pages are clean, crisp and unmarked. Binding is firm. [380 pages] read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Harpercollins
Date Published: 2009-03-01
ISBN-13:9780061252754ISBN:0061252751
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780061252754. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: William Morrow
Date Published: 2008-03-01
ISBN-13:9780061252747ISBN:0061252743
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Edition: 2nd Revised, Updated ed.1st printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780061252747ISBN:0061252743
Description: New in new dust jacket. bright clean brand new condition, Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 410 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
"I really loved this book. It gave a great overview of life in Ancient Egypt. I did have a hard time in the chapter about Magic, and the one of religion also was a little confusing, so I'd have to read those again. I also liked the way she wrote it. It was a lot like her fiction mystery series and not like a non-fiction. I'm going to read her other non-fiction next."
"Barbara Mertz is an Egyptologist who also writes the Amelia Peabody Mystery series under the name "Elizabeth Peters". This book is a nonfiction account of what it would have been like to have lived in Ancient Egypt covering practical things like what they ate, what they wore, cosmetics, furniture, how they raised children and pets as well as bigger things like military service, religion, and art. This could have been very dry, but her skills as a mystery writer serve her well in this book. She manages to make every chapter entertaining as well as educational."
"I figured I've skimmed this book enough to call it read. It's one of those books I will and do use for reference. It's good for the historical writer. It has a lot of information I have never been able to find on the internet. And it isn't written like a textbook."
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