Lot #1155 - Book Egyptian Book Of The Dead
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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 #:1155
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Lot Description:Book Egyptian Book Of The Dead
RENOUF, P. le Page (introduction) & [Budge, E.A. Wallis]. The Book of the Dead. Facsimile of the Papyrus of Ani in the British Museum. Printed by order of the Trustees.London, British Museum,Longmans, and others, 1890. 37 fine double-page coloured photo-lithographs by W. Griggs, printed recto only, some plates with short marginal tears or small chips due to sometime careless handling of the thick heavy paper, all well away from images, 19pp. introductory text. Elephant folio, 52 x 37cms, i.e. 52 x 74cms double page, average size of each image 37 x 66cms. Old library ownership blind-stamp on top corner right hand corner of each double-page opening, generally touching the image. Later sturdy cloth binding with some slight wear at tips and spine ends. The book appears to have sometime been damp causing a slight waving along the top margin. This full size facsimile is the first publication of this famous manuscript discovered by Budge in 1888, and is now very scarce. -
Estimate:A$300 - 500
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Realised Price:
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Category:Books & Manuscripts
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