Maiden (Cecil) The Song of Nefertiti
£150
Durban, South Africa, Knox Publishing Company, n.d. [1942].
8vo. Original green cloth.
An interesting volume regarding the queen of the 18th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, great royal wife to Pharaoh Akhenaten.
In stock
Some toning, small ownership stamp to title and front free endpaper; spine slightly dulled.
Decorative title-page and tail-pieces Nils Solberg.
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