The Ancient Egyptian Books of the Afterlife

New York: Cornell University Press, 1999. FIrst Paperback Edition. Octavo in wraps; 188 pages: illustrations, map; 24 cm Very Good; intermittant inking to pages, binding and hinge tight; mild edgewear to wraps. Paperback. ISBN: 9780801485152

"Erik Hornung's "The Ancient Egyptian Books of the Afterlife" is a comprehensive survey of ancient Egyptian beliefs about the afterlife, as codified in texts discovered in royal tombs. The book covers a range of texts, including the collection of spells in the Book of the Dead and detailed accounts of the hereafter in the Books of the Netherworld." --Publisher // Translated from the German by David Lorton