Lot #1095 - Books On Ancient Egypt (2)
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Auction House:Davidson Auctions
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Sale Name:Estate & Collector
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Sale Date:02 Aug 2014 ~ 10am: Part 1 - Various Collections - Lots 1 - 522
02 Aug 2014 ~ 2.30pm: Part 2 - The David Spode Collection - Lots 601 - 1326 -
Lot #:1095
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Lot Description:Books On Ancient Egypt (2)
"WILKINSON, Sir J. Gardner. The Egyptians in the Time of the Pharaohs. Being a Companion to the Crystal Palace Egyptian Collections. To which is added an Introduction to the Study of Egyptian Hieroglyphs, by Samuel Birch. London, Bradbury and Evans for the Crystal Palace Company, 1857.2 chromolitho plates (very faint watermark on fore-edge), 128 wood-engraved illustrations in text, xvi,282pp., small 8vo., publisher's gilt pictorial blue cloth. Some very minor rubbing but a nice copy. Uncommon; LOCKYER, J.Norman. The Dawn of Astronomy. A Study of the Temple-Worship and Mythology of the Ancient Egyptians.London, Cassell and Company, 1894. First edition. Numerous illustrations, some full-page, a folding plan, xvi,432pp., errata slip, prize label on front pastedown, marbled endpapers and edges, large 8vo., contemporary polished calf prize binding (Winchester) with gilt school crest on front board. Spine elaborately gilt in panels with contrasting labels. Trace of rubbing along spine ed -
Estimate:A$150 - 250
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Realised Price:
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Category:Books & Manuscripts
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