Précis du systeme hiéroglyphique des anciens Egyptiens. Ou recherches sur les éléments premiers de cette écriture sacrée, sur leurs diverses combinaisons, et sur les rapports de ce système avec les autres méthodes graphiques égyptiennes.
Item #M0359
Extremely rare first edition, complete set of two fascicles bound in one. Imprimerie Royale, Paris, 1824. In-8, fasc. 1 has xvi & 410 pages, while fasc. 2 has 43 numbered pages and 48 plates. Bound in an elegant modern half-leather. Light foxing and browning throughout, though not significant and many pages are free of it altogether. Signature of T.J. Pettigrew, the author of "A history of the Egyptian mummies...". A splendid copy. Language: French. Relevant subjects: Egypt: Language, Texts & Writing.
Language: French.
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