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LOT 1008
Archaeological Books - Roman Ancient Art Book Group
1971-1979 A.D.
12 1/4 x 9 - 13 1/2 x 7 in. (5 kg total, 31 x 23 - 34.5 x 18 cm).
Edward Gibbon - Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - London, 1979, hardback with dustwrapper, 256 pp; Peter Quennell - The Colosseum - London, 1071, hardback with dustwrapper, 171 pp; John Pearson - Arena: The Story of the Colosseum - London, 1973, hardback with dustwrapper, 192 pp; D.M. Wilson - Wealth of the Roman World - London, 1977, card covers, 190 pp; Donald Strong & David Brown - Roman Crafts - London, 1976, hardback with dustwrapper, 256 pp. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Archaeological Books - Books on Sakkara in Ancient Egypt
1956-1991 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Jean-Philippe Lauer - Saqqara: The Royal Cemetery of Memphis. Excavations and Discoveries since 1850 - London, 1976, hardback with dustwrapper, 1976; M. Zakaria Goneim - The Buried Pyramid - London, 1956, hardback, 155 pp; Jean-Philippe Lauer - Les Pyramides de Sakkara - Cairo, 6th edition, 1991, card covers, 145 pp; Jean-Philippe Lauer - Les Pyramides de Sakkara - Cairo, 1963, 32 pp, 74 plates; Étienne Drioton & Jean-Philippe Lauer - Sakkarah - The Monuments of Zoser - Cairo, 1939, card covers, 24pp, 66 plates. 2.02 kg total, 20.1 x 13 - 25.5 x 19.5 cm
From the private collection of the late Mrs Belinda Ellison, a long time member of the Egyptian Exploration Society, c.1940-2020. -
Archaeological Books - Food: The Gift of Osiris - Volumes 1 & 2
1977 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
William J. Darby, Paul Ghalioungui, Louis Grivetti - Food: the Gift of Osiris- Volume 1 - London, 1977, hardback with dustwrapper, 452pp + indices; Volume 2 - London, 1977, hardback with dustwrapper, 424 pp + indices. 2.94 kg total, 23.5 x 18 cm each
From the private collection of the late Mrs Belinda Ellison, a long time member of the Egyptian Exploration Society, c.1940-2020. -
Archaeological Books - Conversations with Mummies
2000 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Rosalie David & Rick Archbold - London, 2000, hardback with dustwrapper, 192 pp. 1.1 kg total, 23 x 24.8 cm
From the private collection of the late Mrs Belinda Ellison, a long time member of the Egyptian Exploration Society, c.1940-2020.
