Temples, Tombs and Hieroglyphs
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc. [1964], 1964. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [6], 7-349, [3] pp. Bound in blue cloth with decorative design stamped in bronze on the front board; designs, a single horozontal rule, and lettering in bronze on the spine; light blue topstain; bright yellow endpapers and pastedowns. Pictorial dust jacket with wrap-around color illustrations, price of $6.95 on front flap. Illustrated with eight plates, five in-text maps, and a few in-text drawings. Chronology, Additional Reading, and Index. Mertz is best-known for her popular mystery novels written under her pen-name Elizabeth Peters featuring Egyptologist Amelia Peabody. Mertz received a PhD in Egyptology from the University of Chicago and this popular book on Egyptology is her first book. Near Fine / Near Fine. Item #000010468
Near Fine with traces of fading to the boards in a Near Fine dust jacket with light wear to the bottom edge of the spine panel.
Price: $75.00