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Essay on Dr Young's and M. Champollion's phonetic system of hieroglyphics; with some additional discoveries, by which it may be applied to decipher the names of the ancient Kings of Egypt and Ethiopia. By Henry Salt, ...
London (Place), printed by A.J. Valpy. Sold by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green,, 1825.
vii, [1], 72 p., fold. litho. frontis., 6 fold. litho pl. ; 23.7 cm. (4º)

The frontispiece shows 'The Genealogical Table Of Abydos', discovered and drawn in 1818 by W.J. Bankes. The plates are lithographed by G. Scharf and printed by C. Hullmandel.

Copy Notes Imperfect; wanting the half-title.

Binding C19th calf, gilt roll-tool borders, gilt-ruled spine, red leather spine-label. Bound by Edwin Hutchinson for 3s. 6d., 5 December 1829. (Archive 7/10/17).

Reference Number 3990

Additional Names Hutchinson, Edwin; Champollion, Jean François (1790--1832); Young, Thomas (1773--1829). An account of some recent discoveries in hieroglyphical literature; Bankes, William John (d.$1855); Hullmandel, Charles Joseph (1789--1850)


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