1969-1970 British Museum, London; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Egyptian Museum, Cairo

Description

Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

The first English editions of these works. A set of three works from this 'Great Museums of the World' series. 

Originally published in the Italian by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore. 

In the publisher's pleasing unclipped dust wrappers.

Each volume is profusely illustrated throughout in colour, highlighting and exploring the greatest treasures of these museums. They also offer a fascinating history of the museums themselves. 

This set includes the following volumes:

British Museum, London (1969) - With foreword by Sir Frank Francis, Director and Principal Librarian, and a preface by Frederick S. Leigh-Browne.

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (1970) - With a foreword by the Director, Perry Townsend Rathbone, and an introduction by Jan Fontein, curator of the Department of Asiatic Art. 

Egyptian Museum, Cairo (1970) - With introduction by Mohammed Hassan Abdul Rahman, the former Director of the museum.