The Instruction of Ptah-hotep and the Instruction of Ke’gemni: The Oldest Books in the World.
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Very rare first edition. "Translated from the Egyptian with an introduction and appendix. (The Wisdom of the East Series.)" John Murray, London, 1906. In-8, 75 pages. Contemporary brown half-leather, a beautiful, unmarked copy. Short, handwritten inscription on first (blank) page. Language: English. Relevant subjects: Egypt: Old Kingdom & 1st IP, Language, Texts & Writing.
Language: English.
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