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LOT 1005
Archaeological Books - Sacred Luxuries - Fragrance, Aromatherapy and Cosmetics in Ancient Egypt
1999 A.D.
10 7/8 x 9 5/8 in. (1.08 kg, 27.6 x 24.3 cm).
Lisa Manniche - London, 1999, hardback with dustwrapper, 160 pp. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late Mrs Belinda Ellison, a long time member of the Egyptian Exploration Society, c.1940-2020.
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LOT 1005
Archaeological Books - Sacred Luxuries - Fragrance, Aromatherapy and Cosmetics in Ancient Egypt
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Archaeological Books - Books on Religion in Ancient Egypt
1906-1957 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Patrick Boylan - Thoth: The Hermes of Egypt - London, 1922, hardback, 215 pp; Terence Gray - "And in the Tomb Were Found --" Plays and Portraits of Old Egypt - Cambridge, 1923, hardback, 236 pp; Jaroslav Cerny - Ancient Egyptian Religion - Westport, reprinted 1957, hardback, 159 pp; Margaret Murray - Egyptian Religious Poetry - London, 1949, hardback with dustwrapper, 120pp; Battiscombe B. Gunn (trans.) The Instruction of Ptah-Hotep and the Instruction of Ke'Gemni: The Oldest Books in the World - London, 1906, hardback, 75 pp; James Teackle Dennis - The Burden of Isis - London, 1910, hardback, 59 pp. 1.81 kg total, 17.2 x 12.5 - 25.5 x 16.2 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 - Tutankhamun and Valley of the Kings Egyptian Book Collection
1979-1996Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Nicholas Reeves - The Complete Tutankhamun: The King. The Tomb. The Royal Treasure - London, 1990, hardback with dustwrapper, 224 pp; Nicholas Reeves & Richard Wilkinson - The Complete Valley of the Kings - London, 1996, hardback with dustwrapper, 224 pp; Thomas Hoving - Tutankhamun : The Untold Story - London, 1979, hardback with dustwrapper, 384 pp; Ahmed Osman - Stranger in the valley of the Kings - London, 1987, hardback with dustwrapper, 171 pp; Lynn Meskell - Private Life in New Kingdom Egypt - Princeton, 2002, hardback with dustwrapper, 238 pp. 3.87 kg total, 24 x 16 - 26 x 20 mm
From the private collection of the late Mrs Belinda Ellison, a long time member of the Egyptian Exploration Society, c.1940-2020. -
Archaeological Books - The Name of The Dead - Tutankhamun Translated
1979 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Hany Assaad & Daniel Kolos - Mississauga, 1979, card covers, 129 pp; 440 grams, 28 x 21.5 cm
From the private collection of the late Mrs Belinda Ellison, a long time member of the Egyptian Exploration Society, c.1940-2020.
