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18101203E028London: T. Payne 1810. 1st Edition . Hardback. Printed pages: Large 4to. Half Title Engraved Title xvii 1 blank 1 List of plates 1 blank pp19-171 1 blank 5 Index 1 Errata. Very Good. 9.5 x 12 inches 24 x 31 cm. Half leather binding with marbled boards. Leather perished but binding is firm and strong. Rubbing and chipping to boards. Spine has five raised bands and blind tooling lacking the title label. Scattered light foxing offsetting from some of the plates to facing page. Complete with all 28 plates including the engraved title page and five fold-outs. A well illustrated early guide to the antiquities of the Argolis region on the Peloponnese peninsula. A nice solid example. Scarce. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 9.5 x 12 inches 24 x 31 cm. T. Payne hardcover
188528141NY: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1885. First American Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's blue decorated cloth gilt lettering and decoration on spine elaborate gilt borders lettering and bull-riding medallion on cover black endpapers top edge gilt. Profusely illustrated with 188 woodcuts 24 full-color chromolithographed plates one map and four plans many of all of which are fold-out. . Former owner's name on first blank preliminary page otherwise unmarked; head and heel mildly worn gilt on spine only mildly faded else fine; tight square and clean. All illustrations bright and clean. A large heavy book - additional shipping charges may apply. VERY GOOD. . Color and B&W Illustrations. 4to 11" - 13" tall. lxiv 385 30-plates pp . Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
189228137London: T. Fisher Unwin. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1892. Fine Limited Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. "This is a copy of the Fine Edition One Hundred in number printed on Hand-Made Paper and containing an Original Illustration by the Author. This is Number 52. Signed Charles G. Leland." Publisher's full terra-cotta cloth spine in six compartments separated by black borders red lettering in three compartments reverse black illustrations in three compartments black borders red lettering and intricate reverse black illustrations on cover; t.e.g. fore and bottom edges deckle. Illustrated with monochrome tissue-protected frontispiece and numerous B&W in-text drawings throughout. . Covers lightly rubbed corners mildly bumped some bibliographic noptes on fep otherwise unmarked tight and square. All of the text and illustrations are clean and bright. Extremely scarce. NEAR FINE. . 4to 11" - 13" tall. 385 pp. Signed by Author . T. Fisher Unwin hardcover
18809999_03913Paris Imprimerie Impériale 1880. 1st Edition . Hardcover. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Quarto. Pp. vii 596. Plus one plate incorporating a mounted albumen print. Text figures. HARDCOVER bound in the original contemporary quarter calf sides navy blue spine brown with four gilt-tooled raised bands direct gilt lettering in second compartment marbled endpapers. A wide-margined copy in fine condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. Mariette Auguste Edouard 1821-1881. Provenance: From the library of Egyptologist Prof. Dr. Herman De Meulenaere 1923-2011 occassionally with his interesting pencil annotations in a very neat hand. ADDED: Four pages of old photocopy: "Beziehung der Nummern in Auguste Mariettes Catalogue genéral des monuments d'Abydos auf die Nummern der Grab- und Denksteine." Catalogue du Musée du Caire. Unique scholar's copy. Beinlich-Seeber 12883. G-6 <br/> <br/> Paris, Imprimerie Impériale hardcover
18242889Berlin Berolini Augusti Rücker 1819; Vienna Viennae Antonii Strauss 1824. 1st Edition . Hardcover. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Two volumes. I. Text: Crown octavo. Pp. x 811. Plus 3 foldout engraved plates bound at end. HARDCOVER bound in contemporary and first binding of boards and paper-covered lettered spine; bit dusty spine frayed small contemporary signature to first blank also to verso of one plate. In a very good condition untrimmed copy preserved entirely in the original state. AND: II. Atlas. Folio 420x290 mm. Pp. ii 12 plus 18 full-page plates printed in chiaroscuro lithograph exquisitely hand-coloured by contemporary hand. Handsome bust portrait of Franciscus Redi engraved on title-page. HARDCOVER bound in contemporary half calf and marbled boards corners rubbed backstrip replaced with archival cloth tape; small old signature to corner of first free endpaper. An ample margined copy preserved entirely in the original state. In fine internal condition. Excellent plates in the original untrimmed size rather crisp and with fresh bright colouration. ~ FIRST EDITION. Extremely rare complete set comprising of the text volume and the atlas. Johann Gottfried Bremser 1767-1827. German born Austrian helminthologist physician naturalist zoologist and hygienists. He began work as unpaid assistant custodian of the collection of parasitic worms of Karl Franz Anton von Schreibers at the Vienna Museum of Natural History. In 1811 he became the official custodian of the collection and was responsible for establishing the largest collection of intestinal worms to date. Karl Asmund Rudolphi 1771-1832. Franciscus Redi 1626-1697. Z-1 <br/> <br/> Berlin, (Berolini), Augusti Rücker, 1819; Vienna (Viennae), Antonii Strauss hardcover
18564942913The Spalding Club 1856. Volume 1-2. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Green cloth folio with brown cloth half binding. Gilt lettering on front board and backstrip. Stamp on back board. Bumped corners and some exterior wear. Binding tight. Pages clean save for foxing. Over 160 plates and coloured map plate between volumes. Trimmed. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item9550grams ISBN: The Spalding Club hardcover
1857e1102Newcastle-upon-Tyne: The Duke of Northumberland. G: in good condition without dust jacket as issued. Cover rubbed with some discolouration. Occasional slight foxing. 1857. First Edition. Green hardback half-leather cover. 570mm x 420mm 22" x 17". 24pp 38pp. 11 large double plates 22" x 32" with hand-coloured outlines. Presentation inscription to the Right Honorable Earl Grosvenor with the Duke of Northumberland's Compliments. Consists of the Plans of the Military Works The Stations Camps Ancient Ways and other remains of the earlier periods in the Northern Counties. From the original surveys made by direction of The Duke of Northumberland KG Patron of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne. Roman Wall across the counties of Northumberland and Cumbria; Map of Watling Street Durham and Northuberland. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . The Duke of Northumberland hardcover
1839183751839. d'Orbigny Alcide. L'Homme Américain de l'Amérique Méridionale Considéré Sous Ses Rapports Physiologiques et Moraux 1839 presenting visual documentation from one of the earliest large-scale French scientific expeditions to South America with direct relevance to the study of Indigenous populations archaeology and nineteenth-century ethnographic practice. Based on d'Orbigny's travels across Brazil Argentina Paraguay Chile Bolivia Peru Ecuador and Colombia the work assembles visual evidence used to classify human populations material culture and natural environments within contemporary European scientific frameworks. The atlas reflects the period's integration of anthropology natural history and geography while also documenting objects burial practices and physical remains encountered during fieldwork contributing to early European interpretations of Indigenous societies in South America.<br /> <br /> d'Orbigny Alcide. L'Homme Américain de l'Amérique Méridionale Considéré Sous Ses Rapports Physiologiques et Moraux. Paris: Pitois-Levrault 1839. First edition atlas volume only. Folio format measuring approximately 14 x 10 inches containing 15 engraved plates including one hand-colored plate depicting skulls mummies artifacts and other materials associated with Indigenous populations alongside representations related to archaeology zoology geography and ethnography. The plates derive from specimens and observations collected during d'Orbigny's expedition which produced a substantial body of material for scientific study in France.<br /> <br /> Folio volume in three-quarter leather and cloth binding with gilt spine and raised bands marbled edges and endpapers and bookplate of archaeologist A.D. Passmore. Light foxing and rubbing to boards; overall very good condition. A significant visual component of a major nineteenth-century scientific work documenting Indigenous material culture and natural history in South America. unknown
18214939791Rodwell and Martin 1821. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Re-bound by library. Large 8vo. Red published cloth with gilt lettering on backstrip. Very little exterior wear. Frontispiece. Binding tight. Pages bright and clean. Foxing. Contains numerous plates including a few in colour and a few fold-out plates. Trimmed. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item2150grams ISBN: Rodwell and Martin hardcover
18648631London Longman Green Roberts 1864. 1st Edition . Hardcover. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Quarto. Pp. 45 1. Plus 19 double-page plates hand-drawn and printed in blue ink. With 12 woodcut illustrations to the text. Dedication leaf. Original corrigenda slip and Notice to the Reader tipped-in. Nice title-vignette Heaven bestowing knowledge on a man and his soul. Appendix. HARDCOVER bound in the original cloth and plain boards spine lettered and decorated in gilt boards chafed inner hinges open short tear to blank margin of one leaf. Very good interior in mediocre binding. ~ FIRST EDITION. The first attempt to describe the contents of the texts and scenes on the alabaster sarcophagus of Seti I. Dedicated to the memory of Giovanni Battista Belzoni "who discovered this sculptured monument" and of John Soane "who bought it and gave it to the British Nation". Joseph Bonomi 1796-1878. Sharpe and Bonomi cooperated on several publishing projects. Bonomi although not an Egyptologist was considered to have greater knowledge and experience of Egypt than most of his contemporaries and the contributions he made greater. Samuel Sharpe 1799-1881 Joseph Bonomi 1796-1878. From the library of renowned Egyptologist Prof. Dr. Heerma van Voss 1923-2015 with his charming bookplate inside cover and with some of his neat pencil annotations in margins. Beinlich-Seeber 18641. X-1 <br/> <br/> London, Longman, Green, Roberts hardcover
18775790980Longmans Green and Co 1877. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Large brown cloth 8vo with bevelled edges. Decoative black border mirrored on boards. Gilt border and gilt motif on front board. Gilt lettering and gilt and black border on backstrip. Bumped corners minor fraying. Black end papers. Hinges taped. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Pages reasonably secure. Foxing. Contains several plates with tissue guards. Trimmed. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item2500grams ISBN: Longmans, Green, and Co hardcover
187824663NY: Scribner Armstrong & Company. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1878. First American Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full burgundy cloth decorated in gilt and black beveled edges t.e.g. Profusely illustrated with maps four color Chromolithograph plates over 500 full page and in-text illustrations 21 glossy monochrome plates and eight plans including three fold-out. Includes Index and Appendices. Preface by W. E. Gladstone M.P. This is the first American edition. "Mycenae" was first published in Germany in German in 1877. Following the publication of his findings from the spectacular excavations at Hisarlik the Turkish government revoked Schliemann's permission to dig and sued him for a share of the treasure trove Schlieman had uncovered. He was thus obliged to establish a new dig which he did at Mycenae in the Peloponnese and which was attended by similarly remarkable results culminating in the uncovering of the famous "Mask of Agamemnon". . Head and heel moderately worn with minor loss some white soiling on spine front hinge cracked internally otherwise unmarked tight and square. A lovely copy of this historically important publication. VERY GOOD. . Maps Plans and Drawings. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. lxviii 384 plus maps and plans pp . Scribner, Armstrong & Company hardcover
18968420Kristiania 1896. 1st Edition . Hardcover. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Quarto. Pp. 4 172. HARDCOVER bound in contemporary red three-quarters cloth and matching marbled boards gilt-ruled sides spine lettered decorated and dated in gilt upper board bit sun faded. Endpapers foxed some sporadic foxing inside else a nice copy in a very good condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. Extremely rare. Kristensen's original doctoral thesis "Egyptian Ideas about the Hereafter in Connection with the Gods Re and Osiris". Lithographed in its entirety from the manuscript. Willem Brede Kristensen 1867-1953. Dutch orientalist and anthropologist of Norwegian origin. He was professor for the History of Religion at the Leiden University1901-37 and made a special study of ancient religions and anthropology including Egyptian beliefs. He also studied Sanskrit Hebrew Avestian Phoenician and Egyptian. Kristensen's work and thought were very influential and he is considered by some as "the father of many scholars in the fields of Egyptology and comparative religion i.e. De Buck Van der Leeuw Bleeker and Zandee. His most well known work was "Life out of Death" published in Dutch as "Het leven uit den dood" 1926. His collected lectures were published as "The Meaning of Religion: Lectures in the Phenomenology of Religion" 1960. See also: Heerma van Voss e.a: "Studies in Egyptian Religion Dedicated to Professor Jan Zandee" Leiden 1982. ~ Provenance: From the library of renowned Egyptologist Prof. Heerma van Voss with his charming bookplate inside cover. Before that in the private collection of G. van der Leeuw with a small oval ink stamp to that effect. Beinlich-Seeber 11094. HATHOR-1 <br/> <br/> Kristiania hardcover
18214984Berlin Reimer 1821. 1st Edition . Soft cover. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Quarto. Pp. 36. Plus large folding lithographic plate bound at end. Bound in contemporary limp boards trifle soiled at back. In fine condition. Excellent interior. ~ FIRST EDITION. Very rare not in Beinlich-Seeber. August Böckh 1785-1867. M-3 <br/> <br/> Berlin, Reimer paperback
18949005Leide E. J. Brill 1894. 1st Edition . Hardcover. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Elephant folio 55x38 cm. Pp. 2 title-page verso blank 15 verso blank text printed in letterpress and 10 single-sheet coloured lithograph plates. Placed in the original hardcover portfolio illustrated boards cloth spine. In fine condition. Excellent copy. ~ FIRST EDITION. Drawn and lithographed from the stone by J. Bijtel. Willem Pleyte 1836-1903 conservator of the Egyptian collections at Leiden later director of the Museum. Conradus Leemans 1809-1893 was the first Egyptologist to publish a systematic catalogue of all the contents of one of the major European Egyptological collections. He began the great official gouvernment publication of the monuments and papyri in the Leiden collection in 1839 which appeared in parts from then until 1882. A gelatin silver photograph of a section of the actual Papyrus is included. It comes from the collection of Egyptologist Prof. Heerma van Voss 1923-2015 with his ink stamp on verso. Some other professionally made reproductions of sections of the actual Papyrus are also loosely inserted. Beinlich-Seeber 16020. FOLIO-1 <br/> <br/> Leide, E. J. Brill hardcover
18941165A024London: British Museum 1894. 1st Edition . Hardback. Printed pages: xv 935. Good Plus. 11 x 13 inches 28 x 33 cm. Includes acquisitions made by the British Museum between 1871 and 1894. Red pebbled cloth binding with some staining and marking very solidly bound. Ex library book with call number to foot of spine vintage library bookplate to front pastedown endpaper embossed library stamps to title page and text. From the library of Samuel Barrett Miles British Diplomat in Middle East during the latter part of the 19th century. Rare. Overall condition is Good Plus. Please Note: This is a very heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate - a postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. Please contact us for an accurate postage cost for your location. Size: 11 x 13 inches 28 x 33 cm. British Museum hardcover
18785815004British Museum 1878. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. 8vo. Blue cloth. Gilt lettering to backstrip. Firm binding. Pages clean. Cracked hinge. Small tear to backstrip. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item650grams ISBN: British Museum hardcover
18754945928Bernard Quaritch The Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne 1875. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Re-bound by library. All parts bound together. Folio. Blue library cloth with gilt lettering on backstrip. Light exterior wear only. Binding tight. A few pages have small pencil markings otherwise clean. Contains several plates. Trimmed. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item4650grams ISBN: Bernard Quaritch, The Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne hardcover
18196602Leipzig Friedr. Wilh. Vogel 1819. 1st Edition . Hardcover. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Octavo. x 258. Plus 17 engraved illustrations on 10 folding plates tipped-in at end. Plus 2 leaves of tables bound-in. HARDCOVER bound in contemporary brown calf and matching marbled boards gilt morocco lettering-piece gilt decoration and ornamental fleurons to spine old floral shape shelf-ticket to cover old military institutional stamps to title corner-tips worn head of spine neatly mended some foxing and browning in places. In a very good condition with folding plates in a rather fine condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. Colonel Victor Emmanuel Thellung von Courtelary 1760-1842. A Swiss maritime theorist served during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War 1780-1784 as a First Lieutenant at the Royal Dutch navy. He later dedicated himself to the study of military theory became a professor at the Military School in Bern and wrote extensively on military tactics and startegy. For elaborating notes on his biography see: Jean-Jacques Langendorf: "Victor Emmanuel Thellung de Courtelary: un théoricien maritime suisse du début du XIXe siècle" in Hervé Coutau-Bégarie Ed.: "L'Évolution de la pensée navale" vol. vii 1999. See also: Beatrice Heuser: "The Evolution of Strategy: Thinking War from Antiquity to the Present" 2010. I-2 OUT <br/> <br/> Leipzig, Friedr. Wilh. Vogel hardcover
18545578040The Palaeontographical Society 1854. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Re-bound by library. Library sticker on front cover.8vo. Rebound cloth boards. Light foxing. Internally clean. Tightly bound. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item2350grams ISBN: The Palaeontographical Society hardcover
18709404London Henry Greenwood 1870. 1st Edition . Hardcover. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Octavo. Pp. 39 ii 23 4 Publisher's ads. With 3 text figures. Includes an extended Appendices section. HARDCOVER bound in the original publisher's pebbled cloth gilt lettering to cover and spine blind decoration to back cover brown chalked endpapers; upper board reattached slight effect on first inner hinge. In a very good condition fine and bright interior. ~ FIRST EDITION. Beinlich-Seeber 18879 quoting the book unseen. Charles Piazzi Smyth 1819-1900. His remarkable essay in the original state. He was astronomer-royal for Scotland professor of practical astronomy at the University of Edinburgh fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and of the Royal Societies of London and Edinburgh. He was heavily influenced by pyramid theorist John Taylor who theorized that the Great Pyramid was planned and the building supervised by the biblical Noah. Refused a grant by the Royal Society Smyth went on an expedition to Egypt in order to accurately measure every surface dimension and aspect of the Great Pyramid. He subsequently published his book "Our Inheritance in the Great Pyramid" 1864. He claimed that the measurements he obtained from the Great Pyramid of Giza indicated a unit of length the pyramid inch a God-given measure handed down through the centuries from the time of Israel. His conclusion was that the architects of the pyramid could only have been directed by the hand of God. NOTE: We offer also the FIRST EDITION in original binding of Smyth' "New Measures of the Great Pyramid by a New Measurer". M-2 <br/> <br/> London, Henry Greenwood hardcover
18842829London Robert Banks 1884. 1st Edition . Soft cover. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Small octavo. Pp. xii 13-127. Half-title dedication leaf preface. With text figures. Appendices. Original errata slip tipped-in onto the appropriate place. Original publisher's printed stiff wrappers spine frayed. In a very good condition fine interior. ~ FIRST EDITION. Most uncommon in this issue of original publisher's printed wrappers and including the practically always missing errata-slip. Charles Piazzi Smyth 1819-1900 was astronomer-royal for Scotland professor of practical astronomy at the University of Edinburgh fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and of the Royal Societies of London and Edinburgh. He was heavily influenced by pyramid theorist John Taylor who theorized that the Great Pyramid was planned and the building supervised by the biblical Noah. Refused a grant by the Royal Society Smyth went on an expedition to Egypt in order to accurately measure every surface dimension and aspect of the Great Pyramid. He subsequently published his book "Our Inheritance in the Great Pyramid" 1864. He claimed that the measurements he obtained from the Great Pyramid of Giza indicated a unit of length the pyramid inch a God-given measure handed down through the centuries from the time of Israel. His conclusion was that the architects of the pyramid could only have been directed by the hand of God. ~ Provenance: With inscription and contemporary bookplate of Norfolk & Norwich Library on cover. Beinlich-Seeber 18874 quoting the book unseen. NOTE: We offer also the FIRST EDITION in original binding of Smyth' "A Poor Man's Photography at the Great Pyramid in the Year 1865". M-2 <br/> <br/> London, Robert Banks paperback
18862812Berlin W. H. Kühl 1886. 1st Edition . Hardcover. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Royal octavo. Pp. 34. HARDCOVER bound with a suite of blanks at end in full pebbled cloth gilt spine title-page brittle edge chipped leaves browned due to paper quality. In a very good condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. All published. Erstes Fragment Mehr nicht erschienens. Dem Wiener Orientalistencongreß gewidmet. "Der Pharao legte Joseph den Namen Zophnat-Paneach bei und gab ihm Asnat die Tochter Poti-Pheras des Priesters von On zur Frau. Dann bereiste Joseph Ägypten." Gen. 41. 45. Paulus Stephanus born Selig Cassel 1821-1892 a German Jewish convert to Christianity theologian. journalist author. He was librarian at the Royal Erfurt Library member to the Prussian Landtag researcher at the Christuskirche in Berlin missionary for the London Society for Promoting Christianity among the Jews. His publications include an account of Jewish history based on non-Jewish sources and studies of the Bible. On his work and life see in length Singer & Grossman: "Cassel Paulus Stephanus Selig" Jewish Encyclopedia 1906. Of utmost rarity. Only 5 institutional holdings worldwide one Hebrew Union College comprising of an incomplete copy. Not in any bibliography we were able to consult. ~ Provenance: The British Museum Dept. of Antiquities with minute old stamp to title-page. M-2 <br/> <br/> Berlin, W. H. Kühl hardcover
18304293Leide S. et J. Luchtmans 1830. 1st Edition . Soft cover. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Two volumes. I. Text: Three parts bound in one. Quarto. Pp. 2 Avertissement verso blank 89; 3 inc. 2 blanks 57 verso blank; 164. Plus 2 double-page leaves of handmade paper numbered 3 & 16 inserted at end. Indices appendices corrections and additions. Half-title with the text "Lettres relatives aux monumens gréco-égyptiens du Musée d'antiquits de Leide" present. Engraved tinted vignette "Lampe gréco-égyptienne du Musée de Leide" to title-page. II. Atlas: Folio 49 cm. Pp. 6. Plus 5 leaves of plates numbered I-V lithographed by the firm of L. Springer of Leiden and a 6th plate numbered A tipped-in. Both volumes preserved entirely in the original state in the original plain paper wrappers. Atlas bit edge chipped and frayed small marginal tears inside one neatly closed. The text volume is a fine copy practically unused still entirely unopened. ~ FIRST EDITION. Rare complete set. Contains the three Letters. I: Papyrus bilingues; II: Monument en marbre; III: Papyrus grecs. With the Appendix: "Papyrus bilingue et livre magique postérieurement reçus." Caspar Jacob Christiaan Reuvens 1793-1835 Dutch Egyptologist. Also known as Caspari Jacobi Christiani Reuvens Gaspard Jacob Chrétien Reuvens Casparus Jacobus Christianus Reuvens and Kaspar Jakob Christian Reuvens. Studied law and classics in Amsterdam and Leiden but became interested in archaeology during a stay in Paris. He was appointed first director of the Leiden Museum of Antiquities and first professor of archaeology in the Netherlands Leiden University 1818-1835. It was Reuvens who transformed the mediocre archaeological cabinet of Leiden University to the National Museum of Antiquities of the Netherlands. Backed by King William I he acquired the successive collections of De Lescluze Cimba and Anastasi as well as numerous classical collections. Among his books are "Epimetrum de quibusdam monumentis cum Pollionis historia conjunctis" 1820; and "Periculum animadversionum archaeologicarum ad cippos Punicos Humbertianos Musei Antiquarii Lugduno-Batavi" 1822. Antoine-Jean Letronne 1787-1848 was a French archaeologist director of the Ecole des Chartes and inspector-general of the University of France. In 1831 he became professor of history in the College de France a chair he exchanged in 1838 for that of archaeology. In 1840 he became the keeper of the national archives. Beinlich-Seeber 16723. Y-1 <br/> <br/> Leide, S. et J. Luchtmans paperback
1890W2454Napoli Italy: Negenborn & Bokwinkel 1890. Bound in red linen covered flexible boards. There are 8 pages each with an original color lithograph. Italian painter Geramia Discanno 1839-1907 spent years reproducing the frescoes of ancient Pompeii. The eight color lithographs in this book beautifully represent a portion of that effort. The book is in about very good condition: externally bright with some soiling of the red cloth; internally clean and bright lithographs with some toning of paper limited to the white margins. First Edition. Hardcover. About Very Good. Illus. by Geramia Discanno. 8 inches by 18 3/4 Inches. Book. Negenborn & Bokwinkel Hardcover
