Quarto. Pp. 1-10. Plus 3 photographic plates and 3 plates of hieratic text in facsimile. With hieroglyphic transliteration and English translation and commentary. No wrappers as issued, stapled. In fine condition. ~ First edition thus. Reprinted for private circulation from Journal of Near Eastern Studies, 1948. William Christopher Hayes (1903-1963). Presentation copy, signed and dedicated by the author [to Egyptologist Prof. Baudouin van de Walle (1901-1988)]. With a letter from Hayes to Prof. van de Walle: "Knowing your interest and knowledge of this text, I send you a copy of the article (.)". Typed on stationery of The Metropolitan, dated January, 1949, signed in pen, loosely inserted; crisp. AEB 604. ~[Librarium of The Hague offers the largest and finest collection of Egyptological offprint monographs in the rare book market. With the acquisition in recent years of multiple Egyptological libraries (those of Prof. Herman te Velde; Prof. Mathieu Heerma van Voss, Prof. Baudouin van de Walle; Prof. Michel Malaise; Prof. Herman De Meulenaere; Egyptologist Jacobus Visser, and former Trustee of the Egypt Exploration Society, Stewart Dale White), we now hold several thousands of rare offprint monographs which were collected over many years by these scholars. Very limited in number when originally issued and fragile by nature, most are by now practically extinct and the scarce survivors are much sought after. We took upon ourselves to collate, catalogue, and identify each item in accordance with Beinlich-Seeber or Annual Egyptological Bibliography, in the hope that this collection will prove useful for scholars and collectors alike. Your queries are most welcome]
