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1883 A History of Art in Ancient Egypt
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Description
Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Leather Binding, Signed Binding
The first English language edition of Georges Perrot and Charles Chipiez's French language study of the art of ancient Egypt. Here translated into English, and edited, by Walter Armstrong.
In half morocco signed bindings from Bickers.
Illustrated just under six-hundred vignette engravings, and with six engraved plates to volumes one - including one folding and one coloured - and seven to volume two, including two colour plates, one folding and one double page.
Collated, lacking one plate to volume II: 'The Scribe, Louvre'.
A brightly illustrated study of ancient Egyptian art.
Condition
In half morocco signed bindings, with paper covered boards. Rubbing to board perimeters and joints, resulting in minor losses to the leather. Ink marks to fore edge of text blocks. Front and rear hinge of volume I, and front hinge of volume II starting, with boards holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with scattered spotting. With the odd notation to page perimeters.
Very Good
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