Word: rare
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...lights in the tomb, telephones and all the paraphernalia of civilization and modern archeological science, they are patiently removing and restoring the canopies and accessories surrounding the sarcophagus of the Pharaoh. But the casket itself will probably not be opened this year, nor will two other chambers crammed with rare objects. It is quite probable that the tomb may be found to contain the mummies of two Egyptian kings, for the outer door has two cartouches. Khu-n-aten, Tut's father-in-law, may have held the throne jointly and have been buried with him. The chief problem...
...much technique-a careful straining for over-simplicity that defeats its own end. Enormous polish employed unimportantly-rigid, neat little effigies frozen in their tight molds. There are some lovely and successful lyrics among the 28 poems that compose the traditionally slender and beautifully printed volume, but they are rare. Perfect control in the rest, excellence of diction, frequent excellence of image and epithet, but nothing more. All the promise in the world, but Body of This Death has not been judged as promise but as performance. So far Miss Bogan merely shows great aptitude and considerable technical skill...
...object of bills to be introduced at the present session of Congress. Dr. S. C. Lind, newly appointed chief chemist of the U. S. Bureau of Mines, sponsors the movement. Dr. Lind and his predecessor, Dr. Richard B. Moore, two of the country's leading authorities on rare gases and earths, speaking last week before the American Institute of Chemical Engineers at Washington, out lined the probable future developments of helium and the Government's program for it. The gas is going to waste in the U. S. at the rate of 500,000,000 cubic feet annually...
...interesting collection of Christmas books is now on exhibition in the Widener Memorial Room of the Library. It is an unusually rare and valuable collection of first editions among which are many books by Dickens and Thackeray, illustrated in colors. Two of the books by Dickens are "The Holiday Grammar and "The Yule Log", illustrated by George Cruikshanks...
...collection also includes Punch's Pocketbooks, illustrated by John Leech and others; Comic Alamanacks, by Cruikshanks; and the very rare Kate Greenaway Almanacks...