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LOT 1208
Books on Egyptian Hieroglyphs and Texts - 5 Titles
1970-2010 A.D.
8 7/8 x 6 - 13 1/4 - 8 5/8 in. (2.56 kg total, 22.7 x 15.2 - 33.7 x 22 cm).
Davies, W.V., Reading the Past: Egyptian Hieroglyphs, London, 1987, 64 pp, card covers, monochrome; James. T.G.H., The Hieroglyphic Texts from Egyptian Stelae etc. Part 9, London, 1970, 71 pp, 51 plates, hardback, monochrome; Lichtheim, M., Ancient Egyptian Literature I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms, Berkeley-London, 1975, 245 pp, card covers, monochrome; Lichtheim, M., Ancient Egyptian Literature II: The New Kingdom, Berkeley-London, 1976, 239 pp, card covers, monochrome; Russo, B., The territory w and related titles during the Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period, London, 2010, 90 pp, 13 plates, card covers, monochrome. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx libris a Hertfordshire gentleman.
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The Lake Dwellings of Switzerland and Other Parts of Europe by Dr Ferdinand Keller - Volumes I & II
Second Edition, published in 1878 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Hardback with leather spines, vol 1 with 696 pp, translated by John Edward Lee, 2nd volume containing 206 full-page black and white plates of ancient artefacts. 2.72 kg total, 24 x 16.5 cm each
Originally held in Nottingham Central Library, purchased directly by Ian Wilkinson in 2020. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
The Lake Dwellings of Switzerland and Other Parts of Europe by Dr Ferdinand Keller is a foundational archaeological work documenting prehistoric stilt-house settlements, primarily from the Neolithic and Bronze Ages around Swiss lakes. It covers findings across Switzerland, including detailed descriptions of artefacts and building techniques, translated and expanded by John Edward Lee. -
Books on Ancient Greek Marble Sculpture and Archaeology - 5 Titles
1969-1999 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
H. Beck et al - Polyklet Der Bildhauer der griechischen Klassik - Frankfurt-am-Main, 1990, card covers, 673 pp, monochrome and colour; R.A. Stucky - Tribune d'Echmoun - Bsael, 1984, hardback, 59 pp, 18 plates, fold-out chart; D. Arnold - Die Polykletnachfolge - Berlin, 1969, card covers, 293 pp, 27 monochrome plates; B. Ashmole - Architect and Sculptor in Classical Greece - Lobndon, 1972, hardback, 218 pp, monochrome; P.C. Bol et al. - Gedenkschrift fur Andreas Linfurt - Mainz, 1999, hardback with dustwrapper, 427 pp, 112 monochrome plates. 6.81 kg total, 25.6 x 18.2 - 28.5 x 23 cm
Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Books on Ancient Cycladic Art and Archaeology - 2 Titles
1996-2006 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Katonah Museum of Art, Ancient Art of the Cyclades, October 1 - December 31, 2006, cardcovers, 64 pp, black and white and colour images; Pat Getz-Gentle - Stone Vessels of the Cyclades in the Early Bronze Age, 1996, hardcover with dustwrapper, 371 pp, 114 plates. 2.43 kg total, 28 x 21.6 - 28.5 x 22.2 cm
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
