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London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson together with The Ma'ariv Book Guild, 1971. Presumed first U.K. Edition. Presumed First Printing. Hardcover. Very good/Fair. [14], 404 pages. Fron… Meer...

London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson together with The Ma'ariv Book Guild, 1971. Presumed first U.K. Edition. Presumed First Printing. Hardcover. Very good/Fair. [14], 404 pages. Frontis illustration. Illustrations. DJ has some wear and soiling. Minor corner bumping. Inscribed and dated by the author on fep. Meyer Wolf Weisgal (November 10, 1894 - September 29, 1977) was a Jewish American journalist, publisher, playwright, fundraiser, and Zionist activist who served as the President of the Weizmann Institute of Science and as the founding President of Beit Hatfutsot (the Jewish Diaspora Museum). His activities as an editor have become famous. He co-edited the journal The Maccabean, later The New Palestine, which contributed its important part for the success of Chaim Weizmann's zionist policy after the Balfour Declaration. From 1921 until 1930, he was the first head of the Zionist Organization of America. Through the World Zionist Organization he came in close contact with its chair Chaim Weizmann and acted as his personal representative since 1940. In 1944, he started an initiative for expanding the Daniel Sieff Research Institute into what would become a leading multidisciplinary research university. He served as its Chairman of the Executive Council 1949-1966 and as its President 1966-1969. Derived from a Kirkus review: Weisgal's autobiography takes in virtually the entire history of modern Zionism from the Balfour Declaration of 1917 to the establishment of Israel in 1948. An intimate of Chaim Weizmann, head of the World Zionist Organization and first President of lsrael, Weisgal served the movement with complete devotion as an editor, publicist, fund-raiser, organizer and even, theatrical producer. He was the New York Director of the Jewish Agency for Palestine between 1941-46 and the architect and guiding spirit of the Weizmann Institute for Science. He recounts it all with candor and relish: the break between Weizmann and Brandeis which splintered the American Zionists in the '20's; the proselytizing of Richard Crossman and the protracted negotiations with the post-war Labour government over Jewish immigration to Palestine; and the wooing of luminaries from Einstein to Niels Bohr. Magnanimous and conciliatory, his strongest sally is directed at Ben Gurion who is charged with unseemly self-seeking and a crude lust for power which led him to usurp credit for the historic 1942 Biltmore Resolution from Weizmann, its true father. His account but one certain to be of great interest to historians of 20th century Zionism., Weidenfeld and Nicolson together with The Ma'ariv Book Guild, 1971, 2.5, Boston, 1869. Near fine, some browning at upper edge.. 1 sheet. Folio. Signed and dated 1 January 1869. Sealed with 50 cent Internal Revenue conveyance stamp. Title arches over an etching of a three masted ship steaming at sea. Boston Lloyds was an insurance organization formed as "an Association for the purpose of taking Marine Risks by means of Individual Underwriting", and "by power of attorney, have [ing] each [member] authorized Richard S. Haven to make insurance for them, in their individual capacity, as the said Richard S. Haven may deem proper; and for that purpose to perform all acts necessary to the proper fulfillment of the object." There were sixty members, each allowing Haven to commit them up to $500 each. One of the firms was S. C. Thwing & Co. of Boston, whose commitment document this is. Its primary owner was Supply Clap Thwing (1798-1871), a wealthy businessman with roots tracing back to the Pilgrims. He was active in the mercantile trade between the East Indies and New Orleans, was a ship owner, and active in the coal trade. Richard S. Haven came to Boston from California, became an insurance agent for a number of companies, before forming Boston Lloyds, which, unfortunately did not last half a decade, perhaps failing about 1874. Rare. The only known documents on Boston Lloyds are held in the archives of the Peabody Essex Museum. The United States Insurance Gazette, V. 28 new series (1868-9) pp. 26-7; Memorial Biographies of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, p. 251., 1869, 4, British Museum [Natural History], 1940. 1940 and 1941 First Edition. paperback. original paper wrappers, eight reports, plus Introduction and Contents booklet 8pp, some sunning to spines, owner's signature to front cover, VG. Volume 1, No.8 is lacking.. Volume 1, No.1, pp. 1-139, The Biology of the Weddell and Crabeater Seals by G. C. L. Bertram. Volume 1, No.2, pp. 141-194, The Life Cycle of Wilson's Petrel by Brian Roberts. Volume 1, No.3, pp. 195-254, The Breeding Behaviour of Penguins by Brian Roberts. Volume 1, No.4, pp. 255-294, On Two New Species of the Hydroid Myriothela by S. M. Manton. Volume 1, No.5, pp. 295-318, Anoplura by Theresa Clay. Volume 1, No.6, pp. 319-322, Lower Crustacea by J. P. Harding. Volume 1, No.7, pp. 323-326, Sphaeroceridae (Diptera) by O. W. Richards. Volume 1, No.9, pp. 337-367, A Bibliography of Antarctic Ornithology by Brian Roberts. Volume 1, No.8, pp. 327-335, Tidal Observations in Graham Land by Brian Roberts and R. H. Corkan - is NOT present.. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service., British Museum [Natural History], 1940, 0, Marla C. Berns [Editor], David and Patricia Gebhard [essay]: THE FURNITURE OF R. M. SCHINDLER. Santa Barbara: University Art Museum, 1997. First edition [limited to 2,500 copies]. Quarto. Photo illustrated wrappers. Printed vellum endsheets. 174 pp. 154 black and white photos, illustrations and diagrams. Slight edgewear, otherwise fine copy8.25 x 10.75 softcover book with 176 pages, and 154 photos, illustrations and diagrams. Catalogue for the Exhibition at the Art Galleries, University of California, Santa Barbara, from November 24, 1996 to February 2, 1997.Contents:"Each of my buildings deal with a different architectural problem, the existence of which has been forgotten in this period of Rational Mechanization. The question of whether a house is really a house is more important to me, than the fact that it is made of steel, glass, putty or hot air." R. M. SchindlerHailing from Vienna, Rudolph Michael Schindler (1887-1953), like his colleague Richard Neutra, emigrated to the US and applied his International Style techniques to the movement that would come to be known as California Modernism. Influenced by the work of Frank Lloyd Wright and taking cues from spatial notions found in cubism, he developed a singular style characterized by geometrical shapes, bold lines, and association of materials such as wood and concrete, as seen in his own Hollywood home (built in 1921-22) and the house he designed for P.M. Lovell in Newport Beach (1923-24)."Each room in the house represents a variation on the constructive architectural theme. This theme corresponds to the principle requirements for protecting a tent: a protected back, an open front, an open fireplace and a roof. Each room has a concrete wall at the rear and a large front opening onto the garden with sliding doors. The shape of the rooms and their relationship to the patios and various roof levels creates a totally new spatial concept between the interior and the garden." R. M. Schindler Today, Schindler is finally being regarded as an outstanding exponent of the Californian modernist style. His marginalized historical status traditionally has resulted from the architects' refusal to mimic the streamlined image of the popular modern architecture of the times. In 1932, when Philip Johnson and Henry-Russell Hitchcock organized the exhibition The International Style, they failed in invite Schindler. His prodigious output until his death in 1953, helped him eventually escape the shadow of his compatriot Richard Neutra. Schindler designed over 500 buildings, more than 150 of which, mostly family residences, were actually built. His own residence in Kings Road, Hollywood (1922), and the beach house he designed for Philip Lovell (1926), has a lasting influence on the development of modern architecture in California., Univ Of Washington Press, 1997, 4, Dayton, Ohio, USA: Weekly Publications, Inc., 1937. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 44 pages. Contents: C.I.O.(Committee for Industrial Organization), A.F. of L.(American Federation of Labor) Take Wary Steps to Peace; Back to Gompers: Federation Rues Assent to Federal Labor Laws; Ford's Ultimatum: (Harry) Bennett Demands Protection for Company's Plants; 'Human Budget': President Calls Congress for New Deal Business; Criminal Career: (Alfred) Brady Gang's Long Trail Ends in Bangor; Duce (Benito Mussolini) Continues Spanish War on the Front and in London: But the Fuehrer (Adolf Hitler) Offers Pledge to Belgium, Peace for Spain; Holy Land: Death at Pools of Solomon - Intrigue in a Mosque; Misunderstanding: Human Nonentity Destroys Diplomatic Star's James Theodore Marriner) Career; Wanderers: Nazis Take the (Duke and Duchess) Windsors on Breathless Tour of Reich; China's Chances: Soviet Aid Brings New Hope to the Tottering Republic; Modern Art Museum and Simple Faith Bring Fame to a Sculptor (William Edmondson); Entertainment: 'I'd Rather Be Right' - George M. Cohan Impersonates Franklin D. Roosevelt; Critics Blame U.S.L.T.A.(United States Lawn Tennis Association) for Absence of Tennis Stars at First Open Tournament; (Col. Jacob) Ruppert Diplomatically Dismisses His World Series Hero (Anthony Michael Lazzeri); (Winthrop W.) Aldrich Blames Market Slump on 'Governmental Policies'; Investments: Even Experts Can't Buck the Fall in Stocks; FCC (Federal Communications Commission) Shake-Up: New Chairman (Frank R. McNinch) Reveals an 'Unavoidable Incident'; Aviation: Air Commerce Bureau's Housecleaning Tightens Rules for Private Flying; A Sign of the Times: Californian Buys a $300,000 Castle in the Air; (Louis) Bromfield's Portrait of an Indian State Reflects Atmosphere of a Continent; Religion: Episcopalian Convention Retains Strict Marriage Law, Then Settles Other Matters; Science: Vladimir K. Zworykin Leaves Future of Television With the Engineers; Education: Lord Nuffield (William Richard Morris) Once Again Opens His Purse, and Oxford Gets $5,000,00; Hunter College Course Offers Ten Commandments for Girls' Manners; and Perspective: Peace in the United States, and Congressional Probabilities. Half page black/white Ol' Judge Robbins Cartoon Ad for Prince Albert Pipe Smoke. Binding intact. Small mailing label bottom front cover. Average wear. Contents clean and unmarked. A sound vintage copy.., Weekly Publications, Inc., 1937, 2.5, [London, 1853. 65, [1 blank] pp. Title page loose but present, fore-edge chipped and reinforced with archival tape. Bound in modern blue paper over boards. Browned, light edgewear and chipping. The number '4' in early manuscript written at head of title page. Good. Richard Sill, a solicitor in the Queen's Court, was indicted in 1852 for taking a bribe as prosecutor in the "notorious Brighton card cheating case." As prosecuting attorney, he agreed to arrange for a case to be dismissed, in exchange for money. When he failed, defendants informed the Court of the bribe. Sill was sentenced to two years imprisonment with hard labor. The conviction was reversed in January, 1853, on a very technical ground. Nevertheless, Sill was removed from the Roll of Attorneys in May, 1853. [THE HOUSEHOLD NARRATIVE OF CURRENT EVENTS, MONTHLY SUPPLEMENT TO "HOUSEHOLD WORDS," CONDUCTED BY CHARLES DICKENS. 29th July to the 27th August, 1852, Pages 173-4; 28th August to the 27th September, 1852. Page 201; THE LEGAL OBSERVER DIGEST, AND JOURNAL OF JURISPRUDENCE... MAY TO OCTOBER, 1853, INCLUSIVE. VOL. XLVI, London: 1853, Pages 67-68.] A single copy may, according to OCLC, be at the V&A Museum, as of June 2016., 1853, 0, WILLIAM HENRY HOLMES (1846-1933). Holmes was an influential American scientist, writer, and curator. WALTER HOUGH (1859-1935). Hough was an American ethnologist and a curator at the United States National Museum. OTIS TUFTS MASON (1838-1908). Mason was an American ethnologist and curator. RICHARD RATHBUN (1852-1918). Rathbun was an American scientist and key figure to the Smithsonian. Archive. 5 pieces. January-April 1907. An archive of five letters from the ethnology department of the United States National Museum of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. The letters, all from the early part of 1907, concern a potential archaeological excavation of Native American sites at Cibicu Creek, White Mountain Apache Reserve, and Tonto Basin in Arizona. The dig was proposed by Kenneth M. Jackson, owner of the nearby Scott Ranch, who was willing to fund and supply the dig in return for a share of the objects found. In these pieces of correspondence, four influential scientists of the United States National Museum William Henry Holmes, Walter Hough, Otis Tufts Mason, and Richard Rathbun debate the feasibility, desirable, and legality of the proposal. Jacksons offer was ultimately rejected. The archive includes both autograph and typed letters, some with autograph additions, signed by these four men. Several are on United States National Museum Smithsonian Institution letterhead, and all are in at least good condition: ALS. 1pg. January 31, 1907. N.p. An autograph letter signed Walter Hough. In this first piece of correspondence, Hough informs Holmes of the dig proposed by Mr. Jackson. Dear Professor Holmes: Mr. Kenneth M. Jackson, a man of competent means, who has bought the Scott Ranch on the borders of the White Mt. Apache Reserve, told me the other day that he would be glad to finance an expedition to the ruins southwest of his place and in the Tonto Basin under the terms of the Gates agreement with the Museum. I promised to ascertain whether this would be practicable under the new law and tridepartmental regulations. Wont you please give me an opinion. Yours very truly Walter Hough. Holmes replied in red ink at the top of the page. Dear Mr. Hough This is practicable if you can if you can go out and supervise the work Yours WH Holmes. The letter is in very good condition with a small hole near the top. It bears two filing stamps. TLS. 2pgs. February 5, 1907. Washington D.C. A typed letter signed Walter Hough, with an autograph postscript signed O.T. Mason. On museum letterhead, Hough informs Rathbun of the details of the proposed dig. Dear Mr. Rathbun: Mr. Kenneth M. Jackson, a man of competent means, owner of the Scott Ranch, at Lakeside, Navajo County, Arizona, personally asked me to ascertain whether the Museum would undertake the exploration of the ruins west of his ranch---those of Cibicu Creek and other parts of the White Mountain Apache Reserve and in Tonto Basin. He agrees to furnish outfit, labor, and everything necessary for a seasons fieldwork (June 1 to October 1), and desires to make an arrangement similar to that of Mr. P. G. Gates with the Museum, viz.: The Museum to furnish the services of an explorer and his transportation; on his part, Mr. Jackson will equip and support the enterprise, receiving a moiety of the collection as his recompense. The proposed exploration would cover practically untouched country, and the results should contribute to our knowledge the western limits of the gray and red ware culture, besides adding to the surveys already made in this portion of the Southwest by the writer. The opportunity to explore the Tonto before the completion of the great reservoir, which will erase a number of ruins, is worthy of consideration. The cost will be nominal, (about $200.00 for travel), and judging from past experience, the value of the collection for the Museum would be tenfold the amount expended. Respectfully yours, Walter Hough Assistant Curator of Ethnology. Mason added a short, autograph recommendation to the bottom. Respectfully Recommended O.T. Mason 4/10/07. The letter is in good condition with a few small tears to the right margin of both sheets, some toning to the first page, and overall wrinkling. It is stamped with Rathbuns initials and a filing date. TLS. 1pg. February 12, 1907. [Washington D.C.]. A typed letter on museum letterhead, signed by Rathbuns assistant. Mason is asked to remind the sender of the dig proposal at a later date. To Prof. Mason: The Assistant Secretary directs me to bring up early in April the field work proposed by Doctor Hough in connection with Mr. Kenneth M. Jackson, covered by your letter of February 8, and his letter of February 5. Will you kindly ask Doctor Hough to call this matter to my attention at that time. Mason forwarded the letter to Hough with an autograph note and signature. Dr. Hough Please note A. Mason 2/14/07. The letter is in very good condition with a small tear in the upper left corner. ALS. 1pg. N.d. [c. April 11, 1917]. N.p. [Washington D.C.]. An autograph letter signed R, possibly by Rathbun, on museum letterhead. Mr. Hough Please let me know if the Museum can use the entire collection for study and report. R. Hough and Masons names are written below, along with the word conference. The note is in fine condition with a small staple hole; it is stamped with Rathbuns initials and a filing date. ALS. 3pgs. April 12, 1907. N.p. An autograph letter signed Walter Hough. Hough informs Holmes that the proposed dig has been rejected on the grounds that private individuals such as Jackson cannot own artifacts found on public lands. Dear Professor Holmes:- Mr. Rathbun decides that by reason of the law which prohibits an individual receiving any archaeological specimens from public lands, or rather, that such objects should go only to reputable museum it will be impossible to take advantage of the proposal of Mr. K. M. Jackson, which I brought to your attention some weeks ago. I am not familiar with the rules, but I suppose the point is taken in line with them and that there will be nothing to do except to inform Mr. Jackson that the plan has fallen through. Have you a copy of the rules in order that I may familiarize myself with them? Yours very sincerely Walter Hough April 12 1907. Holmes commented in a short, autograph note in red ink at the top of the page. Dear W. I do not recall the case. W.W.H.. The letter is in fine condition with a tiny staple hole., 0, New York: The Museum of Modern Art, , 1966. Ottimo (Fine). Text by John Szarkowski. 172 black and white photographs printed in gravure (Lee Friedlander, Edward Weston, Elliott Erwitt, Robert Frank, Richard Avedon, Henri Lartigue, Otto Steinert, Paul Strand, Walker Evans, Garry Winograd, Minor White, Dorothea Lange, Mario Giacomelli, Henri Cartier-Bresson, et al. along with vernacular documents and photos by unknown photographers). 8vo. pp. 156. Ottimo (Fine). Impercettibile strappo riparato sul retro della sovracoperta (Imperceptible tear repaired on the back of the dustjacket). . This book is an investigation of what photographs look like, and of why they look that way. It is concerned with photographic style and with photographic tradition: with the sense of possibilities that a photographer today takes to his work., The Museum of Modern Art, 1966, 0, London: The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd., 1918. Magazine. Illus. by Scott, Georges; Begg, S.. Good. Stapled. First Edition. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. Features: Title page illustration of French Cavalry on the Oise Front; Two pages of illustrations of Royal visit to 'Khaki Country' - among the mills of the West Riding; Reserves and Their Employment (article); The Patron Saint of the Allies (article); Concerning National Kitchens (article); Photos of events in Italy, Portugal, Greece and France, including two photos of the funeral of Sister G.M.M. Wake, a Canadian nurse killed by a German bomb; Article on current events by G.K. Chesterton; Photos of John Robert Clynes, M.P., Sir Richard David Muir, The Duke of Rutland, Sir William James Tatem, and Sir John Merry Le Sage; Text and two illustrations describe the American's First "Big Thing" in France - The Cantigny Fight; The Moral and Material Effect of Bombing Germany (article by C.G. Grey); Six photos of British and U.S. Observers training Aerial Gunnery together; Wonderful 11-photo spread over two pages of the United States Army at the front where it is 'taking a gallant share in resisting the German offensive; Three illustrations and text describe the shelling of Paris from 74 miles by German super-gun "Long Bertha"; Seven photos of Sea-Warfare mementos from Zeebrugge - war museum additions; Centrefold illustration "The Last of the Albert Madonna - British Artillery In Action Near The Town; Photos of injured German POWs; Article on the saving of clerical labour; Two half-page aerial photos illustrate a British air attack on the main railway station at Metz; Roll of Honour - photos of 18 officers including Lieut.-Colonel James Hugh Coles, D.S.O.; Several lovely car ads; Fantastic two-colour back cover ad for "Erasmic" The Dainty Soap features well-dressed lady in boudoir studying her mirror; and more. 36 pages including several pages of marvelous vintage ads, most of which are illustrated. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent WWI-era issue.., The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd., 1918, 2.5, Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1970. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Very good. vii, [1], 248 pages. Commentary on the text. Translation. Photographs and Transcription of Papyrus Berlin 3024. Indexes. Signed by Skip Kissinger ( the diplomat?) on fep. Minor soiling. Hans G. Goedicke was a renowned Egyptologist who had been chairman of the Johns Hopkins University's department of Near Eastern studies. He was certainly one of the most productive modern Egyptologists, whose range and interests covered almost the entire span of Egyptian history. He is particularly known for his work on the Old Kingdom, the Pyramid Age. He conducted an epigraphic survey in Aswan, Gharb Aswan and Gebel Tingar in 1964 and 1967, and was field director of Hopkins' excavations in Giza in 1972 and 1974. He also was director of the Hopkins survey in the Wadi Tumilat in 1977, 1978 and 1981. The books, monographs and articles listed in Dr. Goedicke's curriculum vitae runs to an impressive 26 pages. The Dispute between a man and his Ba or The Debate Between a Man and his Soul[1] is an ancient Egyptian text dating to the Middle Kingdom about a man deeply unhappy with his life. It is part of the so-called Wisdom literature and takes the form of a dialogue between a man and his ba. The beginning of the text is missing, there are a number of lacunae, and translation of the remainder is difficult. The only copy to survive, consisting of 155 columns of hieratic writing, is on the recto of Papyrus Berlin 3024. The papyrus was bought by the German Egyptologist Karl Richard Lepsius in Egypt in 1843 and is now in the Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung belonging to the Berlin State Museums. The first edition was published during 1859, and subsequently numerously translated, with sometimes widely differing interpretation. The man accuses his ba of wanting to desert him, of dragging him towards death before his time. He says that life is too heavy for him to bear, that his heart would come to rest in the West (i.e. the afterlife), his name would survive and his body would be protected. He urges his ba to be patient and wait for a son to be born to make the offerings the deceased need in the afterlife. His ba describes the sadness death brings and retorts to the man's complaints about his lack of worth, his being cut off from humanity and the attractiveness of death by exhorting him to embrace life and promises to stay with him., The Johns Hopkins Press, 1970, 3<

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London: The Egypt Exploration Fund, 1912. Ex-Library First Edition. Hardcover. vg. Folio. viii, 94pp., xxxv plates; xii, (3) 80pp., xlviii plates. Original ochre half cloth over gray bo… Meer...

London: The Egypt Exploration Fund, 1912. Ex-Library First Edition. Hardcover. vg. Folio. viii, 94pp., xxxv plates; xii, (3) 80pp., xlviii plates. Original ochre half cloth over gray boards with black lettering on cover and spine. "James Bruce, the discoverer of the Abyssinian sources of the Nile, was the first of modern travellers to recognize the true limits and position of the Island of Meroe, a region roughly equale in area to Ireland, enclosed by the Atbara, the Nile, the Blue Nile and its tributaries." (Crowfoot on Meroë). "No Meroitic inscriptions have hitherto been found in Egypt north of the First Cataract, nor in the Sudan southwards of Sôba on the Blue Nile. They have nowhere been recorded west of the valley of the Nile, nor far eastward, whether on the shores of the Red Sea or amongst the graffiti of caravans and gold miners in the desert. Their most easterly locality is at present Umm Sôda in the Island of Meroe, about one hundred miles from the Nile." (Griffith on Meroë inscriptions part I.) Illustrated with maps, plans, measured drawings, .inscriptions, incl. reproductions of Professor Breadsted's photographs and one folding plate of Meroitic inscriptions at Philae. List of publications of the Egypt Exploration Fund offered on inside back and back cover. [WITH] "In the south-eastern section, so also in the northern, the collections of originals, squeezes and copies made by Lepsius and preserved at Berlin or published in the 'Denkmäler' are the principal foundation of the memoir; but in these more accessible regions travellers have been numerous, and the sources are therefore more varied... The present volume contains the Meroitic inscriptions of the north-western region along the Nile Valley from the Fourth Cataract to Philae, and completes the 'Corpus' by the addition of those preserved in Museums of which the provenance is more or less uncertain." (Griffith on Meroitic Inscriptions Part II). Illustrated with maps, plans, inscriptions, incl. reproductions of Professor Breadsted's photographs and one folding plate of Meroitic inscriptions at Philae. List of publications of the Egypt Exploration Fund offered on inside back and back cover. Both bindings with library stickers, library bookplates on inside front covers, library pockets and numeric stamps on back free endpapers, and library stamps to top and bottom of edges. Some light wear along edges of binding, two small water stains, minor at first volume, at bottom of front and back covers, some sunning along foredge, lighter at first volume. Binding and interior in overall very good condition., The Egypt Exploration Fund, 1912, 3, Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1970. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Very good. vii, [1], 248 pages. Commentary on the text. Translation. Photographs and Transcription of Papyrus Berlin 3024. Indexes. Signed by Skip Kissinger ( the diplomat?) on fep. Minor soiling. Hans G. Goedicke was a renowned Egyptologist who had been chairman of the Johns Hopkins University's department of Near Eastern studies. He was certainly one of the most productive modern Egyptologists, whose range and interests covered almost the entire span of Egyptian history. He is particularly known for his work on the Old Kingdom, the Pyramid Age. He conducted an epigraphic survey in Aswan, Gharb Aswan and Gebel Tingar in 1964 and 1967, and was field director of Hopkins' excavations in Giza in 1972 and 1974. He also was director of the Hopkins survey in the Wadi Tumilat in 1977, 1978 and 1981. The books, monographs and articles listed in Dr. Goedicke's curriculum vitae runs to an impressive 26 pages. The Dispute between a man and his Ba or The Debate Between a Man and his Soul[1] is an ancient Egyptian text dating to the Middle Kingdom about a man deeply unhappy with his life. It is part of the so-called Wisdom literature and takes the form of a dialogue between a man and his ba. The beginning of the text is missing, there are a number of lacunae, and translation of the remainder is difficult. The only copy to survive, consisting of 155 columns of hieratic writing, is on the recto of Papyrus Berlin 3024. The papyrus was bought by the German Egyptologist Karl Richard Lepsius in Egypt in 1843 and is now in the Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung belonging to the Berlin State Museums. The first edition was published during 1859, and subsequently numerously translated, with sometimes widely differing interpretation. The man accuses his ba of wanting to desert him, of dragging him towards death before his time. He says that life is too heavy for him to bear, that his heart would come to rest in the West (i.e. the afterlife), his name would survive and his body would be protected. He urges his ba to be patient and wait for a son to be born to make the offerings the deceased need in the afterlife. His ba describes the sadness death brings and retorts to the man's complaints about his lack of worth, his being cut off from humanity and the attractiveness of death by exhorting him to embrace life and promises to stay with him., The Johns Hopkins Press, 1970, 3<

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Hardcover, Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [ED: 1], Berlin 3024, Papyrus, BA, Soul, Wisdom Literature, Egypt, Skip Kissinger, Parable, Poem, Disputants, vii, [1], 248 pages. Commentary on … Meer...

Hardcover, Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [ED: 1], Berlin 3024, Papyrus, BA, Soul, Wisdom Literature, Egypt, Skip Kissinger, Parable, Poem, Disputants, vii, [1], 248 pages. Commentary on the text. Translation. Photographs and Transcription of Papyrus Berlin 3024. Indexes. Signed by Skip Kissinger ( the diplomat? ) on fep. Minor soiling. Hans G. Goedicke was a renowned Egyptologist who had been chairman of the Johns Hopkins University's department of Near Eastern studies. He was certainly one of the most productive modern Egyptologists, whose range and interests covered almost the entire span of Egyptian history. He is particularly known for his work on the Old Kingdom, the Pyramid Age. He conducted an epigraphic survey in Aswan, Gharb Aswan and Gebel Tingar in 1964 and 1967, and was field director of Hopkins' excavations in Giza in 1972 and 1974. He also was director of the Hopkins survey in the Wadi Tumilat in 1977, 1978 and 1981. The books, monographs and articles listed in Dr. Goedicke's curriculum vitae runs to an impressive 26 pages. The Dispute between a man and his Ba or The Debate Between a Man and his Soul[1] is an ancient Egyptian text dating to the Middle Kingdom about a man deeply unhappy with his life. It is part of the so-called Wisdom literature and takes the form of a dialogue between a man and his ba. The beginning of the text is missing, there are a number of lacunae, and translation of the remainder is difficult. The only copy to survive, consisting of 155 columns of hieratic writing, is on the recto of Papyrus Berlin 3024. The papyrus was bought by the German Egyptologist Karl Richard Lepsius in Egypt in 1843 and is now in the Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung belonging to the Berlin State Museums. The first edition was published during 1859, and subsequently numerously translated, with sometimes widely differing interpretation. The man accuses his ba of wanting to desert him, of dragging him towards death before his time. He says that life is too heavy for him to bear, that his heart would come to rest in the West (i.e. the afterlife), his name would survive and his body would be protected. He urges his ba to be patient and wait for a son to be born to make the offerings the deceased need in the afterlife. His ba describes the sadness death brings and retorts to the man's complaints about his lack of worth, his being cut off from humanity and the attractiveness of death by exhorting him to embrace life and promises to stay with him. , Baltimore, MD, [PU: The Johns Hopkins Press]<

1981, ISBN: 9780801812347

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Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1970. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Very good. vii, [1], 248 pages. Commentary on the text. Translation. Photographs and… Meer...

Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1970. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Very good. vii, [1], 248 pages. Commentary on the text. Translation. Photographs and Transcription of Papyrus Berlin 3024. Indexes. Signed by Skip Kissinger ( the diplomat?) on fep. Minor soiling. Hans G. Goedicke was a renowned Egyptologist who had been chairman of the Johns Hopkins University's department of Near Eastern studies. He was certainly one of the most productive modern Egyptologists, whose range and interests covered almost the entire span of Egyptian history. He is particularly known for his work on the Old Kingdom, the Pyramid Age. He conducted an epigraphic survey in Aswan, Gharb Aswan and Gebel Tingar in 1964 and 1967, and was field director of Hopkins' excavations in Giza in 1972 and 1974. He also was director of the Hopkins survey in the Wadi Tumilat in 1977, 1978 and 1981. The books, monographs and articles listed in Dr. Goedicke's curriculum vitae runs to an impressive 26 pages. The Dispute between a man and his Ba or The Debate Between a Man and his Soul[1] is an ancient Egyptian text dating to the Middle Kingdom about a man deeply unhappy with his life. It is part of the so-called Wisdom literature and takes the form of a dialogue between a man and his ba. The beginning of the text is missing, there are a number of lacunae, and translation of the remainder is difficult. The only copy to survive, consisting of 155 columns of hieratic writing, is on the recto of Papyrus Berlin 3024. The papyrus was bought by the German Egyptologist Karl Richard Lepsius in Egypt in 1843 and is now in the Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung belonging to the Berlin State Museums. The first edition was published during 1859, and subsequently numerously translated, with sometimes widely differing interpretation. The man accuses his ba of wanting to desert him, of dragging him towards death before his time. He says that life is too heavy for him to bear, that his heart would come to rest in the West (i.e. the afterlife), his name would survive and his body would be protected. He urges his ba to be patient and wait for a son to be born to make the offerings the deceased need in the afterlife. His ba describes the sadness death brings and retorts to the man's complaints about his lack of worth, his being cut off from humanity and the attractiveness of death by exhorting him to embrace life and promises to stay with him., The Johns Hopkins Press, 1970, 3<

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Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1970. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Very good. vii, [1], 248 pages. Commentary on the text. Translation. Photographs and… Meer...

Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1970. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Very good. vii, [1], 248 pages. Commentary on the text. Translation. Photographs and Transcription of Papyrus Berlin 3024. Indexes. Signed by Skip Kissinger ( the diplomat?) on fep. Minor soiling. Hans G. Goedicke was a renowned Egyptologist who had been chairman of the Johns Hopkins University's department of Near Eastern studies. He was certainly one of the most productive modern Egyptologists, whose range and interests covered almost the entire span of Egyptian history. He is particularly known for his work on the Old Kingdom, the Pyramid Age. He conducted an epigraphic survey in Aswan, Gharb Aswan and Gebel Tingar in 1964 and 1967, and was field director of Hopkins' excavations in Giza in 1972 and 1974. He also was director of the Hopkins survey in the Wadi Tumilat in 1977, 1978 and 1981. The books, monographs and articles listed in Dr. Goedicke's curriculum vitae runs to an impressive 26 pages. The Dispute between a man and his Ba or The Debate Between a Man and his Soul[1] is an ancient Egyptian text dating to the Middle Kingdom about a man deeply unhappy with his life. It is part of the so-called Wisdom literature and takes the form of a dialogue between a man and his ba. The beginning of the text is missing, there are a number of lacunae, and translation of the remainder is difficult. The only copy to survive, consisting of 155 columns of hieratic writing, is on the recto of Papyrus Berlin 3024. The papyrus was bought by the German Egyptologist Karl Richard Lepsius in Egypt in 1843 and is now in the Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung belonging to the Berlin State Museums. The first edition was published during 1859, and subsequently numerously translated, with sometimes widely differing interpretation. The man accuses his ba of wanting to desert him, of dragging him towards death before his time. He says that life is too heavy for him to bear, that his heart would come to rest in the West (i.e. the afterlife), his name would survive and his body would be protected. He urges his ba to be patient and wait for a son to be born to make the offerings the deceased need in the afterlife. His ba describes the sadness death brings and retorts to the man's complaints about his lack of worth, his being cut off from humanity and the attractiveness of death by exhorting him to embrace life and promises to stay with him., The Johns Hopkins Press, 1970, 3<