1974, ISBN: 9780903290203

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London England: Fourth Estate, 2001. Hardback. First Edition. The Mummy Congress. When acclaimed science journalist Heath Pringle was dispatched to a remote part of northern Chile to cove… Mehr…

London England: Fourth Estate, 2001. Hardback. First Edition. The Mummy Congress. When acclaimed science journalist Heath Pringle was dispatched to a remote part of northern Chile to cover a little-known scientific conference, she found herself in the midst of the most passionate gathering of her working life - dozens of mummy experts crammed into a rambling seaside hotel, battling over the implications of their latest discoveries. Infected with their mania, Pringle spent the next year circling the globe, stopping in to visit leading scientists so she could see at first hand the breathtaking delicacy and unexpected importance of their work. In this book, she recounts the intriguing findings from her travels, bringing to life the hitherto unknown worlds of the long-dead, and revealing what mummines have to tell us about ourselves. Pringle's journeys lead her to the lifelike remains of medieval saints entombed in Italy's grand cathedrals, eerily preserved bog bodies in the Netherlands bearing signs of violent and untimely slaughter, and frozen Inca princesses glimpsed for the first time atop icy mountains. She learns of the extraordinaryu skills of ancient Egyptian embalmers capable of preserving bodies, in the words of one mummy expert, 'until the end of time'; of the horrifying sacrifices made by the ancient South Americans top pacify their gods; and of the weird mummified parasites preserved in the guts of millennia-pld bodies that still wreck havoc across the world today. Ranging from the famous excavations of Tutankhamen to tales of ascetic Japanese monks trying to mummify themselves, and from the Russians' terrified attempts to embalm the body of Stalin to the fleeting craze for public mummy unwrappings in the nineteenth-century New Orleans, Pringle demonstrates that our own obsessions with the preserved dread have along and bizarre history. Packed with extraordinary stories and narrated with great humour and verve, this book is a compelling and entertaining journey into the world of the everlasting dead. Illustrated. 368 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.). First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo. Hardback., Fourth Estate, 2001, 3, London & Middlesex Archaeological Society, London, 1980. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine Condition. summary & introduction followed by the reports on the excavation & finds of the 1974 archaeological dig at Billingsgate Buildings, London. Size: Large Octavo. ix + 169. no Dust Jacket as published.. Black titles spine. illustrated by b/w. drawings & photo's. with two fold-out charts. Includes bibliography. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Archaeology; History; London; Archaeological Digs; England; Archaeology. ISBN: 0903290200. ISBN/EAN: 9780903290203. Inventory No: 4441. . 9780903290203, London & Middlesex Archaeological Society, 1980, 4<

1974, ISBN: 9780903290203

Theddingham: Hothorpe Hall. Very good condition in stapled paper covers. Illustrated, plans. 50973 . Very Good. Paperback. 1970., Hothorpe Hall, 1970, 3, Chicago Review Press. Used - Acc… Mehr…

Theddingham: Hothorpe Hall. Very good condition in stapled paper covers. Illustrated, plans. 50973 . Very Good. Paperback. 1970., Hothorpe Hall, 1970, 3, Chicago Review Press. Used - Acceptable. Paperback The item is fairly worn but still readable. Signs of wear include aesthetic issues such as scratches, worn covers, damaged binding. The item may have identifying markings on it or show other signs of previous use. May have page creases, creased spine, bent cover or markings inside. Packed with care, shipped promptly., Chicago Review Press, 2.5, Chicago Review Press. Used - Good. THIS IS AN EX -- LIBRARY BOOK BUT STILL IN GOOD CONDITION!!! Former Library book. Paperback This item shows wear from consistent use but remains in good readable condition. It may have marks on or in it, and may show other signs of previous use or shelf wear. May have minor creases or signs of wear on dust jacket. Packed with care, shipped promptly., Chicago Review Press, 2.5, London & Middlesex Archaeological Society, 1980. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:0903290200, London & Middlesex Archaeological Society, 1980, 0<

1974, ISBN: 9780903290203

London & Middlesex Archaeological Society, London, 1980. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine Condition. summary & introduction followed by the reports on the excavation &… Mehr…

London & Middlesex Archaeological Society, London, 1980. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine Condition. summary & introduction followed by the reports on the excavation & finds of the 1974 archaeological dig at Billingsgate Buildings, London. Size: Large Octavo. ix + 169. no Dust Jacket as published.. Black titles spine. illustrated by b/w. drawings & photo's. with two fold-out charts. Includes bibliography. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Archaeology; History; London; Archaeological Digs; England; Archaeology. ISBN: 0903290200. ISBN/EAN: 9780903290203. Inventory No: 4441. . 9780903290203, London & Middlesex Archaeological Society, 1980, 4<