Description : EGYPTOLOGY. A COLLECTION OF 177 PAMPHLETS AND CATALOGUES ON EGYPTOLOGY AND RELATED SUBJECTS, BOUND IN 9 VOLUMES. [1802-1894], INCLUDING: Akerblad, J.D. Lettre sur l'inscription Égyptienne de Rosette. Paris, 1802-- Beke, C.T. Abyssinia. A statement of facts. 1845; [Ibid.] Le Niger et le Nil. 1850; [Ibid.] An enquiry into M. Antoine d'Abbadie's journey to Kaffa. 1851-- Brugsch, H. Nouvelles recherches sur la division de l'année des anciens Égyptiens. Berlin, 1856-- Drouin, E. Les Hébreux en Égypte. Meaux, 1880-- Gliddon, G.R. No.1. A memoir on the cotton of Egypt. 1841 ; [Ibid.] No.2. An appeal to Antiquaries of Europe on the destruction of the monuments of Egypt. 1841 -- [R. Hay Collection] W.R. Cooper, Esq. exhibited four cases containing twenty objects of interest from the collection of Egyptian Antiquities formed by the late R. Hay. 1870 -- Hodgson, W.B. Notes on Northern Africa, the Sahara and Soudan. New York, 1844-- Hommel, F. Der babylonische Ursprung der ägyptischen Kultur. Munich, 1892 -- Lemm, O. von. Das ritualbuch des Ammondienstes. Leipzig, 1882-- Lepsius, K.R. Zwei chronologische abhandlungen. Heidelberg, 1854 -- Lieblein, J. Deux papyrus hiératiques du Musée de Turin. [Oslo], 1868 -- Nash, D.W. On the antiquity of the Egyptian Calendar. [1849]-- Piazzi Smyth, C. The Great Pyramid and the Royal Society. 1874 -- Pratt, W.S. Two essays on the columnar architecture of the Egyptians. [n.p., 1880]-- Price, F.G.H. Notes upon some ancient Egyptian implements. [1884]-- [Sale catalogue] A catalogue of the highly valuable, interesting and unique collection ... of Egyptian antiquities formed by M.E. Allemant, ci-devant interpreter to H.M. the late Sultan Abd-ul-aziz. 1878 -- [Sale catalogue] Bibliothèque Chinoise de M.A. Billequin. Paris, 1895 -- Seyffarth, G. Egyptian Theology. According to a Paris Mummy-coffin. [St. Louis, c.1879]-- Simpson, W. Memoir of the late Joseph Bonomi. 1879-- [Society for the Preservation of the Monuments of Ancient Egypt] Reservoirs in the Valley of the Nile. 1894 -- Wrey, H.B. A few pages on the Great Pyramid of Gizeh. Barnstaple, 1877 -- Yeats, G.P. The London Obelisk. 1884 All 8vo, and printed in London (except where stated), many plates and illustrations, the collection bound in 9 volumes, 8vo, late nineteenth-century half calf or cloth, most with original wrappers bound in, calf bindings worn and covers detached; sold as a collection, not subject to return
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About the lot N° 126 Title : EGYPTOLOGY. Provenance : Society of Biblical Archaeology, London (founded 1870), bookplate in each volume; some pamphlets with small ink or blindstamp or presentation inscription on title
Notes : A large collection of rare nineteenth-century pamphlets and catalogues on Egyptology from the library of the Society of Biblical Archaeology, including many presentation copies.A full list of titles in this lot is available on request.
Sotheby\'s, auctioneer, It's free to register now to view! Sale title : Travel, Atlases, Maps & Natural History Sale date : 10 May 2011It's free to register now to view! Sale Reference : Live Sale