The rape of the Nile: tomb robbers, tourists, and archaeologists in Egypt / Brian M. Fagan
1977, Book Club Edition. London: Book Club Associates Macdonald and Jane's. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #356137
Physical description: xiv, 399 pages: ill, facsims, maps, ports; 24cm. Contents: A narrative history of the cavalcade of archaeologists, charlatans, thieves, self-promoters, and sightseers who have flocked to the Nile Valley since early times to study -- or steal -- the wonders of ancient Egypt. Subjects:
Excavations (Archaeology) Egypt History. Egyptology History. Egypt Antiquities.
Price: €14.95