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The Linguist And The Emperor: Napoleon And Champollion's Quest To Decipher The Rosetta Stone
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Random House Inc
Publication date
February 8, 2005
Pages
276
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780345448729
ISBN-10
0345448723
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.25 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.46 lbs.
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Original list price
$15.00
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Recounts the dramatic story of the race between Napoleon and linguist Jean-Francois Champollion to break the code of the Rosetta Stone, from its discovery and the early efforts to secure it, to the impact the stone had on the lives of everyone who encountered it. Reader's Guide included. Reprint. 14,000 first printing.
Editions
Hardcover
1 edition from Ballantine Books (March 1, 2004)
9780345450678 | details & prices | 304 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.34 lbs | List price $24.95
About: Recounts the dramatic story of the race between Napoleon and linguist Jean-Francois Champollion to break the code of the Rosetta Stone, from its discovery and the early efforts to secure it, to the impact the stone had on the lives of everyone who encountered it.
About: Recounts the dramatic story of the race between Napoleon and linguist Jean-Francois Champollion to break the code of the Rosetta Stone, from its discovery and the early efforts to secure it, to the impact the stone had on the lives of everyone who encountered it.
Paperback
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Reprint edition from Random House Inc (February 8, 2005)
9780345448729 | details & prices | 276 pages | 5.25 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.46 lbs | List price $15.00
About: Recounts the dramatic story of the race between Napoleon and linguist Jean-Francois Champollion to break the code of the Rosetta Stone, from its discovery and the early efforts to secure it, to the impact the stone had on the lives of everyone who encountered it.
About: Recounts the dramatic story of the race between Napoleon and linguist Jean-Francois Champollion to break the code of the Rosetta Stone, from its discovery and the early efforts to secure it, to the impact the stone had on the lives of everyone who encountered it.
Prebinding
Reprint edition from Paw Prints (May 29, 2008)
9781435291881 | details & prices | 276 pages | 5.50 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.62 lbs | List price $22.95
About: The deciphering of the Rosetta stone was one of the great intellectual achievements of all time, unlocking the secrets of thousands of years of Egyptâs ancient civilization.
About: The deciphering of the Rosetta stone was one of the great intellectual achievements of all time, unlocking the secrets of thousands of years of Egyptâs ancient civilization.
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