Sinuhe by Mika Waltari, Naomi Walford (trans)

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Sinuhe - The Egyptian by Mika Waltari, Naomi Walford (trans)⁣
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Published: Putnam & Co. Ltd, London 1949⁣
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Condition: Good. An ex-library book, with the stamp of the Besant Memorial Library. No dust jacket. Binding firm, pages clean and unmarked.

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