2000, ISBN: 0002570912

Hardcover

[EAN: 9780002570916], Near Fine, [PU: HarperCollins Publishers, London], Jacket, First edition, first impression with full number line. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket a… More...

[EAN: 9780002570916], Near Fine, [PU: HarperCollins Publishers, London], Jacket, First edition, first impression with full number line. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners very slightly bruised, slight yellowing to page block, not price clipped (no published price), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg++ copy. 335pp, illustrated. The exciting story of the scramble to decipher hieroglyphs, set against the background of Europe in the Napoleonic era and its aftermath, and the rediscovery of the Nile Valley after it had been closed to Europeans for nearly 2,000 years. When Napoleon invaded Egypt in 1798, his troops were astonished to discover ancient temples, tombs and statues, all covered with hieroglyphs, the last remnants of an unreadable script and a language lost in time. On their return Egyptomania spread rapidly and the quest to decipher hieroglyphs began in earnest: fame and fortune awaited the scholar who succeeded. Jean Francois Champollion, the brilliant son of an impoverished bookseller, was obsessed with ancient languages from a very young age, and once he heard of the unreadable ancient Egyptian text he had found the challenge to which he would dedicate his life: the decipherment of hieroglyphs. Despite his poverty Champollion made gradual progress, although he had to fight against jealous enemies, both professional and political, every step of the way, a dangerous task when in post Revolutionary France a slip of the tongue could mean ruin, exile or even death. Failure threatened, as he was only one of many attempting to read the hieroglyphs, and his main rival, the English Thomas Young, claimed that decipherment was imminent, but Champollion refused to be distracted and finally, in 1822, he made the decisive breakthrough. Even then he was forced to defend his reputation against attack from his critics, but his success was complete: he was the first person able to read the ancient Egyptian language in well over a thousand years. This is a passionate tale of intellectual discovery and outstanding individual achievement., Books<

2000, ISBN: 0002570912

[EAN: 9780002570916], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 4.07], [PU: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, London], LESLEY ADKINS THE KEYS OF EGYPT RACE TO READ HIEROGLYPHS, When Nap… More...

[EAN: 9780002570916], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 4.07], [PU: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, London], LESLEY ADKINS THE KEYS OF EGYPT RACE TO READ HIEROGLYPHS, When Napoleon invaded Egypt in 1798, his troops were astonished to discover ancient temples, tombs and statues, all covered with hieroglyphs - the last remnants of an unreadable script and a language lost in time. On their return, Egyptomania spread rapidly and the quest to decipher hieroglyphs began in earnest: fame and fortune awaited the scholar who succeeded. Jean-Francois Champollion, the brilliant son of an impoverished bookseller, was obsessed with ancient languages from a very young age, and once he heard of the unreadable ancient Egyptian text he had found the challenge to which he would dedicate his life: the decipherment of hieroglyphs. Desite his poverty, Champollion made gradual progress, although he had to fight against jealous enemies, both professional and political, every step of the way - a dangerous task, when, in post-Revolutionary France, a slip of the tongue could mean ruin, exile or even death. Failure threatened, as he was only one of many attempting to read the hieroglyphs, and his main rival, the English Thomas Young, claimed that decipherment was imminent. But Champollion refused to be distracted, and finally in 1822, he made the decisive breakthrough. Even then he was forced to defend his reputation against attack from his critics, his success was complete: he was the first person able to read the ancient Egyptian language in well over a 1000 years. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged., Books<

2000, ISBN: 9780002570916

New York (Thames and Hudson), 1982.. 192pp. 175 illus. (30 color), 1 map. 4to. Cloth. D.j., New York (Thames and Hudson), 1982., 0, London: Harpercollins. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust j… More...

New York (Thames and Hudson), 1982.. 192pp. 175 illus. (30 color), 1 map. 4to. Cloth. D.j., New York (Thames and Hudson), 1982., 0, London: Harpercollins. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Minor shelf wear to unclipped DJ, corners lightly bumped. ; First edition, first printing with full number line. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Nice tight copy, no names inside. DJ design uncredited. ; B&W Illustrations and Photographs; 352 pages; The exciting story of the scramble to decipher hieroglyphs, set against the background of Europe in the Napoleonic era and its aftermath, and the rediscovery of the Nile Valley after it had been closed to Europeans for nearly 2,000 years. When Napoleon invaded Egypt in 1798, his troops were astonished to discover ancient temples, tombs and statues, all covered with hieroglyphs the last remnants of an unreadable script and a language lost in time. On their return Egyptomania spread rapidly and the quest to decipher hieroglyphs began in earnest: fame and fortune awaited the scholar who succeeded. ., Harpercollins, 2000, 3<

2000, ISBN: 9780002570916

London: Harpercollins. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Minor shelf wear to unclipped DJ, corners lightly bumped. ; First edition, fi… More...

London: Harpercollins. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Minor shelf wear to unclipped DJ, corners lightly bumped. ; First edition, first printing with full number line. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Nice tight copy, no names inside. DJ design uncredited. ; B&W Illustrations and Photographs; 352 pages; The exciting story of the scramble to decipher hieroglyphs, set against the background of Europe in the Napoleonic era and its aftermath, and the rediscovery of the Nile Valley after it had been closed to Europeans for nearly 2,000 years. When Napoleon invaded Egypt in 1798, his troops were astonished to discover ancient temples, tombs and statues, all covered with hieroglyphs the last remnants of an unreadable script and a language lost in time. On their return Egyptomania spread rapidly and the quest to decipher hieroglyphs began in earnest: fame and fortune awaited the scholar who succeeded. ., Harpercollins, 2000, 3<

2000, ISBN: 0002570912

Hardcover

[EAN: 9780002570916], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Harpercollins, London], HISTORY, Jacket, Minor shelf wear to unclipped DJ, corners lightly bumped. ; First edition, first printin… More...

[EAN: 9780002570916], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Harpercollins, London], HISTORY, Jacket, Minor shelf wear to unclipped DJ, corners lightly bumped. ; First edition, first printing with full number line. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Nice tight copy, no names inside. DJ design uncredited. ; B&W Illustrations and Photographs; 352 pages; The exciting story of the scramble to decipher hieroglyphs, set against the background of Europe in the Napoleonic era and its aftermath, and the rediscovery of the Nile Valley after it had been closed to Europeans for nearly 2,000 years. When Napoleon invaded Egypt in 1798, his troops were astonished to discover ancient temples, tombs and statues, all covered with hieroglyphs – the last remnants of an unreadable script and a language lost in time. On their return Egyptomania spread rapidly and the quest to decipher hieroglyphs began in earnest: fame and fortune awaited the scholar who succeeded., Books<