371, Lot: 972. Estimate $250.
Sold for $750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Petrie, Flinders.
The Flinders Petrie Egyptian Collection and Excavations. Volumes 1-11. (1972-1974 reprints of 1914-1935 originals). Various page lengths, all fully illustrated with line drawing and photographic plates. All hardbound with dust covers. Includes the following volumes:
Volume 1. Amulets
Volume 2. Scarabs and Cylinders with Names
Volume 3. Buttons and Design Scarabs
Volume 4. Shabtis
Volume 5. Glass Stamps and Weights
Volume 6. Objects of Daily Use
Volume 7. Tools and Weapons
Volume 8. Prehistoric Egypt with Corpus of Prehistoric Pottery and Palletes Excavation Reports:
Volume 9. Tell El Amarna
Volume 10. Naqada and Ballas
Volume 11. Illahun, Kahun and Gurob
An important set for anyone interested in Egyptian antiquities. This set was from the Ira Titelbaum library so it was used as a reference set. Volume 1 has some tearing of the dust cover as seen, volumes 2-4 some light wear to dust cover, Volume 7 a small tear on the front cover. Others pretty nice. Overall fine copies with the volume 1 being VG, volumes 7-11 being near Very fine.
From the library of an American dealer.
