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The Wisdom of the ancient Egyptians

Title: The Wisdom of the ancient Egyptians / selected by William MacQuitty.
Publication: London, Sheldon Press, [1978]

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Status	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Not available - Please for assistance.	Text	Restricted use	Berg Coll 22-1251	Schwarzman Building - Berg Collection Room 320
Not available - Please for assistance.	Text	Restricted use	Berg Coll 22-1250	Schwarzman Building - Berg Collection Room 320
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Description

85 p.; 20cm.

Series Statement

Wisdom series.
New Directions paperbook ; 467
NDP467

Subject

Didactic literature, Egyptian > Translations into English

Genre/Form

Dust jackets – New York (State) – New York – 1978.
Dust jackets (Binding). – New York – United States – 20th century.

Note

Includes bibliographical references (page 85).
"Selection of sayings called...from standard translations..."
"A New Directions book" -- title page.
"New Directions Books are published for James Laughlin by New Directions Publishing Corporation" -- title page verso.

Indexed In (note)

Harrison, J.A. Published for James Laughlin

Binding (note)

Copy in Berg Coll 22-1250 bound in publishers' brown cloth; with original dust jacket designed by Karolina Harris; jacket artwork froma wood statuette c. 2340 B.C. of Methethy, an estate administrator, courtesy of The Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund.
Copy in Berg Coll 22-1251 bound in publishers' paperback binding, cover designed by Karolina Harris; jacket artwork froma wood statuette c. 2340 B.C. of Methethy, an estate administrator, courtesy of The Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund.

Call Number

*OBP 78-3972

ISBN

0811207013. a0811207021 bpbk. (canceled/invalid)

OCLC

3843683
NYPG784645926-B

Title

The Wisdom of the ancient Egyptians / selected by William MacQuitty.

Imprint

London, Sheldon Press, [1978]

Series

Wisdom series.

New Directions paperbook ; 467

NDP467

Indexed In:

Harrison, J.A. Published for James Laughlin, page 94

Binding

Copy in Berg Coll 22-1250 bound in publishers' brown cloth; with original dust jacket designed by Karolina Harris; jacket artwork froma wood statuette c. 2340 B.C. of Methethy, an estate administrator, courtesy of The Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund. NN

Copy in Berg Coll 22-1251 bound in publishers' paperback binding, cover designed by Karolina Harris; jacket artwork froma wood statuette c. 2340 B.C. of Methethy, an estate administrator, courtesy of The Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund. NN

Local Note

Copies in Berg Coll 22-1250 and 22-1251 acquired from Leila and Daniel Javitch, 2021.

Added Author

MacQuitty, William. compiler.

Laughlin, James, 1914-1997, publisher.

Harris, Karolina, cover designer, bookjacket designer.

New Directions Publishing, publisher.

Javitch, Leila Laughlin, donor.

Javitch, Daniel, donor.

Laughlin, James, 1914-1997, former owner.

James Laughlin's library of New Directions imprints.

Research Call Number

*OBP 78-3972

Berg Coll 22-1250

Berg Coll 22-1251

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