Humbert, Jean-Marcel, Clifford Price, Roger Matthews, Cornelia Roemer, Peter Ucko, Timothy Champion, Sally MacDonald, Michael Rice, David O'Connor, Stephen Quirke, John Tait, David Jeffreys, Andrew Reid (Editors).
Encounters With Ancient Egypt: I. Imhotep Today: Egyptianizing Architecture; II. Ancient Perspectives on Egypt; III. The Wisdom of Egypt: Changing Visions Through the Ages; IV. Consuming Ancient Egypt; V. Mysterious Lands; VI. "Never Had the Like Occurred": Egypt's View of Its Past; VII. Views of Ancient Egypt Since Napoleon Bonaparte: Imperialism, Colonialism and Modern Appropriations; VIII. Ancient Egypt in Africa. [BOXED COMPLETE 8-VOLUME SET].
Eight volumes in slipcase. Royal octavo. Various paginations. Illustrated. Original pictorial stiff wrappers. All 8 volumes are placed inside original slipcase, titled and decorated in gilt. Slipcase is expertly repaired on the inside. All the books are in mint condition. Excellent set. ~ First edition. Complete set of "Encounters With Ancient Egypt" Series.
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Desroches Noblecourt, Christiane (x2); Nicolas Grimal; Claire Lalouette.
Ramsès II. La véritable histoire. [AND:] Le fabuleux héritage de l'Égypte. [AND:] Histoire l'Égypte Ancienne. [AND:] Dieux et pharaons de l'Égypte ancienne. [LOT OF 4 BOOKS ON EGYPTOLOGY].
Lot of 4 books. Octavo. All are softcover. Some are illustrated. Various paginations, various publishers. In fine condition. ~ Lot of 4 books on the subject of Egyptology. From the private collection of Stewart Dale White, former Treasurer and Trustee of the Egypt Exploration Society, one with his neat signature to first blank. [PLEASE NOTE:] The 2 volumes of Brugsch's "Dictionnaire" which appear in the photo are NOT included in this lot!
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Lepsius, C. R. (Carl Richard); Eduard Naville, Ludwig Borchardt, Kurt Sethe, Walter Wreszinski.
Denkmäler [Denkmaeler] aus Aegypten und Aethiopien. Nach den Zeichnungen der von Seiner Majestät dem Koenige von Preussen Friedrich Wilhelm IV nach diesen Ländern gesendeten und in den Jahren 1842-1845 ausgeführten wissenschaftlichen Expedition. Auf Befehl seiner Majestät herausgegeben und erläutert. PLATE VOLUMES I-XII. [12 VOLUMES IN 7].
12 volumes bound in 7. Quarto. Comprises Plate volumes: I & II: 145 plates; III & IV: 153 plates; V & VI: 172 plates; VII & VIII: 173-304 plates; IX: 90 plates; X: 75 plates; XI & XII: 127 plates. A total of 895 plates. Original stiff wrappers; small signature at top title-page of each volume. In fine condition, mint interiors. ~ The complete plates section of this mammoth work, all in the original binding. Reprint of the Berlin, 1849-1959 edition. Collection des Classiques Égyptologiques; Collection Publiée sous l'Égide du Centre de Documentation du Monde Oriental.
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Seminars für Ägyptologie und Koptologie der Universität Göttingen.
Göttinger Miszellen. Beiträge zur ägyptologischen Diskussion, 1-77 (1972-1984). [77 VOLUMES].
77 volumes. Octavo. Original characteristic lemon stiff wrappers, occasionally a signature or volume number in neat manuscript on spine. In fine condition. Excellent set. ~ First edition. Complete run of the first 77 issues of this much sought after publication. [ADDED:] Gesamtinhaltsverzeichnis und Indizes zu den Heften 1-20 (Göttingen, 1977); [AND:] Gesamtinhaltsverzeichnis und Indizes zu den Heften 21-40 (Göttingen, 1983).
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Tsiparis, Christos.
Ostraca Lundensia (O. Lund.). Ostraka aus der sammlung des Instituts für Altertumskunde an der Universität zu Lund.
Octavo. Pp. 133, (2). Plus 32 photographic depictions on a suite of plates bound at end. Original stiff wrappers. In a very good condition, fine interior. ~ First edition. The work contains 32 document from Egypt, dating from the first three centuries A.D., which are published here for the first time. With a dedication from the author on title-page.
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Pestman, P. W. (Pieter Willem), (Editor).
Greek and Demotic Texts from the Zenon Archive ( P. L. Bat. 20). I. Text; II. Plates. (Papyrologica Lugduno-Batava, XX A-B). [TWO VOLUMES].
Two volumes. I. Text: Quarto. Pp. xvi' 291, plus folding chart; II. Plates: Royal quarto (33x23 cm). Pp. Half-title, title-page, list of plates, and 30 pages of plates. Original printed wrappers, edges of plates bit yellowing due to paper quality. In a very good condition. ~ First edition. Very rare complete set. Papyrologica Lugduno-Batava, XX A-B.
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Boswinkel, E., P. W. Pestman (Editors).
Textes grecs, démotiques et bilingues ( P. L. Bat. 19). (Papyrologica Lugduno-Batava, XIX).
Crown quarto. Pp. x, 286. Plus 28 plates bound at end and a folding chart. With text figures. Original printed wrappers. In a very good condition. ~ First edition. Papyrologica Lugduno-Batava, XIX.
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Pestman, Pieter Willem.
Marriage and Matrimonial Property in Ancient Egypt: A Contribution to Establishing the Legal Position of the Woman.
Two parts in one volume. Paginated consecutively. Quarto. Pp. xii, 79; 81-218. Plus large folding chart in rear pocket. Plus 3 other folding charts bound at end. Corrigenda leaf loosely inserted. Original publisher's wrappers, bump at bottom of bookblock. In near fine condition. ~ First edition. Renowned demotist and papyrologist Pieter Willem Pestman's (1933-2010) original seminal doctoral dissertation, presented to the Leiden University in 1961. Dedicated to the memory of Prof. Dr. Adriaan de Buck. This copy includes the rare Corrigenda slip, as well as the 10-point dissertation statement.
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Willems, Harco.
The Coffin of Heqata (Cairo JdE 36418): A Case Study of Egyptian Funerary Culture of the Early Middle Kingdom. (Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta, 70).
Quarto. Pp. xxxvi, 551. Plus 51 plates bound at end. Colour frontispiece. Text figures. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's green full cloth, gilt lettering, with good dust-jacket which has a small ticket at bottom. Book is in excellent condition. ~ First edition thus. Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta, 70. Originally published in 1994 in two volumes as doctoral dissertation. The doctoral advisors were renowned Egyptologists Prof. Te Velde and Prof. Assmann.
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Zandee, Jan.
De hymnen aan Amon van Papyrus Leiden I 350. [AND:] Bijlage I. Hiëroglyphische tekst, Plates I-VI. [AND:] Bijlage II. Egyptische citaten, Plates VII-XXXI. [THREE VOLUMES].
Three volumes. Quarto. Comprising of a text volume and 2 appendices of plates, numbered I-XXXI. Pp. (iv), 158; 6 plates; 25 plates. Original printed wrappers, browned, spine one volume strengthened with matching paper; sporadic underlining and marginal scholarly annotations in pencil, very few cases in pen, Appendix I heavily annotated in margins. In a very good condition. ~ First edition. Very rare complete set. Zandee's (1914-1991) original doctoral dissertation, presented at the Leiden University, July 1948. This Doctor of Theology degree was his first; 12 years later he obtained a second doctor's degree, in the faculty of arts, with his renowned study "Death as an Enemy" (Brill, 1960).
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Haring, Ben.
Divine Households: Administrative and Economic Aspects of the New Kingdom Royal Memorial Temples in Western Thebes.
Quarto. Pp. xiii, 439. Errata slip loosely inserted. Original stiff wrappers. In fine condition. ~ First edition. Very rare. This is Haring's original doctoral thesis, presented to the Leiden University in 1996, published on his behalf. Doctoral advisor was renowned Egyptologist Prof. Borghouts. This copy includes the original 10-point Thesis Statement, loosely inserted.
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Vleeming, Sven Peter.
Papyrus Reinhardt: An Egyptian Land List from the Tenth Century B.C.; [AND:] Transcription and Sign List. [TWO VOLUMES].
Royal quarto. Pp. Volume I. Numbered 1-155 but in practice almost double in size as numerous pages are bis-numbers. Frontispiece; Volume II. Unpaginated. Original stiff wrappers. In fine condition. ~ First edition. Rare complete set of Vleeming's original doctoral dissertation as presented to Leiden University on March 2, 1983. Doctoral advisors were renowned Egyptologists Prof. Janssen and Prof. Pestman. This copy includes the original 7-point Thesis Statement, loosely inserted.
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Milde, H. (Hendrikus).
The Vignettes in the Book of the Dead of Neferrenpet: A Comparative Iconographical Study.
Crown quarto. Pp. vii, 202. Plus a suite of 15 plates bound at end. Original stiff wrappers. In fine condition. ~ First edition. Milde's original doctoral dissertation as presented to the University of Amsterdam, September 1988, three years before its publication in a book form. Doctoral advisor was renowned Egyptologist Prof. Heerma van Voss. This copy includes the 14-point Thesis Statement.
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Meulenaere, Herman De.
Herodotos over de 26ste dynastie (II, 147-III, 15). Bijdrage tot het historisch-kritisch onderzoek van Herodotos' gegevens in het licht van de Egyptische en andere contemporaire bronnen. (Bibliothèque de Muséon, 27).
Crown quarto. Pp. xxiv, 158. Original printed wrappers. In fine condition. ~ First edition. Bibliothèque de Muséon, 27. Dedicated by the author at top of title-page.
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Kock, Elbert Lucas de.
Die kosmeet in Egipte.
Crown quarto. Pp. 178. Original printed wrappers. In a very good condition. ~ First edition. Doctoral dissertation, written in Afrikaans, presented to Leiden University, 1948. Includes the original 16-point Thesis Statement, loosely inserted.
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Borghouts, J. F. (Joris Frans).
Ancient Egyptian Magical Texts, Translated. (Nisaba, 9).
Octavo. Pp. xii, 125. Original printed wrappers. In a very good condition. ~ First, original 1978 edition, to be distinguished from the publisher' laser reprint-on-request which is now commonly available and presented as "newly in print". Joris Frans Borghouts (1939-2018).
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Veenhof, K. R. (Editor).
Schrijvend verleden. Documenten uit het Oude Nabije Oosten vertaald en toegelicht.
Crown quarto. Pp. xiii, 438. Illustrated. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's brown cloth, gilt lettering with good dust-jacket. Book is in mint condition. Excellent copy. In a very good condition. ~ First edition. Contains ca. 50 essays by renowned scholars.
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Kanawati, N., A. Hassan.
The Teti Cemetery at Saqqara. Volume I: The Tombs of Nedjet-em-pet, Ka-aper and Others. (The Australian Centre for Egyptology, Reports 8).
Quarto. Pp. 76. Plus 65 plates bound at end, multiple images to each. Original printed wrappers. In a very good condition. ~ First edition.
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Kanawati, N., M. Abder-Raziq.
The Teti Cemetery at Saqqara. Volume III: The Tombs of Neferseshemre and Seankhuiptah. (The Australian Centre for Egyptology, Reports 11).
Quarto. Pp. 74. Plus 78 plates bound at end, many of which are folding, multiple images to each, some in colour. Original printed wrappers. In a very good condition. ~ First edition.
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Kanawati, N., M. Abder-Raziq.
The Teti Cemetery at Saqqara. Volume V: The Tomb of Hesi. (The Australian Centre for Egyptology, Reports 13).
Quarto. Pp. 56. Plus 67 plates bound at end, multiple images to each. Original printed wrappers. In a very good condition. ~ First edition.
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Kanawati, N., M. Abder-Raziq.
The Teti Cemetery at Saqqara. Volume VI: The Tomb of Nikauisesi. (The Australian Centre for Egyptology, Reports 14).
Quarto. Pp. 74. Plus 73 plates bound at end, many folding, some in colour, multiple images to each. Original printed wrappers. In a very good condition. ~ First edition.
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Kanawati, N., M. Abder-Raziq.
The Teti Cemetery at Saqqara. Volume VII: The Tombs of Shepsipuptah, Mereri (Merinebti), Hefi and Others. (The Australian Centre for Egyptology, Reports 17).
Quarto. Pp. 76. Plus 57 plates bound at end, many folding, some in colour, multiple images to each. Original printed wrappers. In a very good condition. ~ First edition.
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McFarlane, A. (Ann).
The Unis Cemetery at Saqqara. Volume I: The Tomb of Irukaptah. (The Australian Centre for Egyptology, Reports 15).
Quarto. Pp. 84. Plus 50 plates bound at end, many folding, some in colour, multiple images to each. Original printed wrappers. In a very good condition. ~ First edition.
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Kanawati, Naguib; Zahi Hawass (Preface).
Tombs at Giza. I. Kaiemankh (G4561) and Seshemnefer I (G4940); II. Seshathetep/Heti (G5150), Nesutnefer (G4970) and Seshemnefer II (G5080). (The Australian Centre for Egyptology, Reports 16+18). [TWO VOLUMES].
Two volumes. Quarto. Pp. 68, plus 51 plates; 68, plus 65 plates. The suits of plates comprise of many folding plates, some plates in colour, multiple images to each. Original printed wrappers. In a very good condition. ~ First edition.
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Kanawati, Naguib.
The Rock Tombs of El-Hawawish: The Cemetery of Akhmin, I-VII. [SEVEN VOLUMES].
Seven volumes. Quarto. Various paginations. Each volume with a suite of plates bound at end, many folding, some in colour, multiple images to each. Original printed wrappers. In a very good condition. ~ First edition. First seven volumes of the series.
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Martin, Geoffrey Thorndike.
The Tomb of Hetepka and Other Reliefs and Inscriptions from the Sacred Animal Necropolis, North Saqqâra, 1964-1973. (Texts from Excavations).
Royal quarto. Pp. xvi, 142. Plus 86 plates, some folding, all with multiple images to each. Colour frontispiece. Set in double columns. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's green full cloth, gilt lettering to cover and spine, with good dust-jacket. Book is in fine condition, practically unused. ~ First edition.
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Davies, W. V.; A. El-Khouli; A. B. Lloyd; A. J. Spencer.
Saqqâra Tombs, I: The Mastabas of Mereri and Wernu.
Royal quarto. Pp. xiii, 37. Plus 40 plates, some folding, bound at end. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's full brown cloth, gilt lettering to cover and spine, with good dust-jacket, sticker at corner. Book is in fine condition. - - First edition. Archaeological Survey of Egypt, 36.
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James, T. G. H. With the Collaboration of M. R. Apted.
The Mastaba of Khentika Called Ikhekhi. (Archaeological Survey of Egypt, Thirtieth [30th] Memoir).
Royal quarto. Pp. xii, 78. Plus 43 plates of finely produced collotypes and line-drawings, mostly folding. With 18 illustrations to text. Indices. Hardcover, bound in the original quarter brown cloth and printed grey boards. As-new, practically unused. ~ First edition.
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Schmidt, Heike C., Joachim Willeitner, Alberto Siliotti.
Nefertari, Gemahlin Ramses' II. Mit Aufnahmen aus dem Königinnengrab.
Quarto. PP. iv, 144. With 108 colour and 117 monochromatic illustrations. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's cloth, with pictorial dust-jacket. In fine condition. Excellent copy. ~ First edition.
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Redford, Donald B. (Editor).
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt, I-III. [THREE VOLUMES].
Three volumes. Quarto. Pp. 586; 624; 620. Plus a suite of colour plates. Text figures and photographs. Set in double columns. Hardcover, uniformly bound in the original publisher's full cloth, decorative spines and covers, with very good dust-jackets. All 3 books are in fine condition, practically unused. ~ First edition. Complete set of this mammoth work.
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Stricker, B. H.
De grote zeeslag. Met 8 figuren in de text. With English Summary. (Mededelingen en verhandelingen van het Vooraziatisch-Egyptisch Genootschap "Ex Oriente Lux", 10).
Quarto. Pp. 27, (1) English Summary. With 8 numbered text figures some of which are full-page with multiple figures to each. Original printed wrappers. In fine condition. ~ First edition.
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Stricker, B. H.
De overstroming van de Nijl. Met 1 kaart in de text. (Mededelingen en verhandelingen van het Vooraziatisch-Egyptisch Genootschap "Ex Oriente Lux").
Quarto. Pp. 37. With a full-page map. Original printed wrappers, small signature inside. In fine condition. ~ First edition. Mededelingen en verhandelingen van het Vooraziatisch-Egyptisch Genootschap "Ex Oriente Lux".
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Willems, Harco.
Chests of Life: A Study of the Typology and Conceptual Development of Middle Kingdom Standard Class Coffins. ("Ex Oriente Lux", XXV).
Crown quarto. Pp. 249. Plus large folding plan. Text figures. Original publisher's stiff wrappers, bit faded as often. In a very good condition, crisp interior. ~ First edition. "Ex Oriente Lux", XXV. The first comprehensive study of the evolution of box coffins from the Middle Kingdom.
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Stol, M.
On Trees, Mountains and Millstones in the Ancient Near East. (Mededelingen en verhandelingen van het Vooraziatisch-Egyptisch Genootschap "Ex Oriente Lux").
Quarto. Pp. xii, 103. Plus one map. Original printed stiff wrappers. In fine condition, crisp interior. ~ First edition. Mededelingen en verhandelingen van het Vooraziatisch-Egyptisch Genootschap "Ex Oriente Lux" XXI.
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Zandee, J. (Jan).
An Ancient Egyptian Crossword Puzzle. (Mededelingen en verhandelingen van het Vooraziatisch-Egyptisch Genootschap "Ex Oriente Lux", XV).
Crown quarto. Pp. 79. Frontispiece. Original publisher's stiff wrappers, faded. In a fine condition, crisp interior. ~ First edition. Mededelingen en verhandelingen van het Vooraziatisch-Egyptisch Genootschap "Ex Oriente Lux", XV.
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Stricker, B. H.
De hemelvaart des konings. (Mededelingen en verhandelingen van het Vooraziatisch-Egyptisch Genootschap "Ex Oriente Lux", XXVII).
Crown quarto. Pp. 54. With 20 text figures. Original publisher's stiff wrappers. In fine condition. ~ First edition. Mededelingen en verhandelingen van het Vooraziatisch-Egyptisch Genootschap "Ex Oriente Lux", XXVII.
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Hoftijzer, J.
Religio Aramaica. Godsdienstige verschijnselen in Aramese teksten. (Mededelingen en verhandelingen van het Vooraziatisch-Egyptisch Genootschap "Ex Oriente Lux", XVI).
Crown quarto. Pp. viii, 63. Plus 4 plates and a map. Original publisher's stiff wrappers; spine bit rubbed. In good condition. ~ First edition. Mededelingen en verhandelingen van het Vooraziatisch-Egyptisch Genootschap "Ex Oriente Lux", XVI.
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Janssen, Jac. J. (R. J. Demarée, Editor).
Two Personalities. (Gleanings from Deir el-Medîna).
Crown quarto. Pp. 109-131. Original printed wrappers. In fine condition. ~ First edition thus. Offprint from "Gleanings from Deir el-Medîna" 1982.
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Janssen, Jac. J. (R. J. Demarée, Editor).
The Mission of the Scribe Pesiur (O. Berlin 12654). (Gleanings from Deir el-Medîna).
Crown quarto. Pp. 133-147. Original printed wrappers. In fine condition. ~ First edition thus. Offprint from "Gleanings from Deir el-Medîna" 1982.
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Janssen, Jac. J. (R. J. Demarée, Editor).
A Draughtsman who became Scribe of the Tomb: Harshire, Son of Amennakhte. (Gleanings from Deir el-Medîna).
Crown quarto. Pp. 149-153. Original printed wrappers. In fine condition. ~ First edition thus. Offprint from "Gleanings from Deir el-Medîna" 1982.
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Walsem, R. van. (R. J. Demarée, Jac. J Janssen, Editors).
Month-Names and Feasts at Deir el-Medîna. (Gleanings from Deir el-Medîna).
Crown quarto. Pp. 215-244. Original printed wrappers. In fine condition. ~ First edition thus. Offprint from "Gleanings from Deir el-Medîna" 1982.
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Walsem, R. van. (R. J. Demarée, Jac. J Janssen, Editors).
The God Monthu and Deir el-Medîna. (Gleanings from Deir el-Medîna).
Crown quarto. Pp. 193-214. Original printed wrappers. In fine condition. ~ First edition thus. Offprint from "Gleanings from Deir el-Medîna" 1982.
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Ergberts, Arno. (Adriaan de Buck).
The Collection De Buck at Leiden. (Göttinger Miszellen).
Octavo. Pp. 9-12. Stapled. In fine condition. ~ First edition thus. Offprint from Göttinger Miszellen, 1982. This study provides a short background to the collection, a list of photographed documents; a list of transcribed documents, etc.
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Spencer, A. J., D. M. Bailey, W. V. Davies.
British Museum Expedition to Middle Egypt: Ashmunein, 1983. (British Museum Occasional Paper 53).
Quarto. Pp. vi, 131. Illustrated throughout. Folding plates. Original stiff wrappers. In fine condition. ~ First edition. British Museum Occasional Papers 53.
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Spencer, A. J., D. M. Bailey.
British Museum Expedition to Middle Egypt: Ashmunein, 1984. (British Museum Occasional Paper 61).
Quarto. Pp. vi, 116. Illustrated throughout. Original stiff wrappers. In fine condition. ~ First edition. British Museum Occasional Papers 61.
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Spencer, A. J., D. M. Bailey.
British Museum Expedition to Middle Egypt: Ashmunein, 1985. (British Museum Occasional Paper 67).
Quarto. Pp. vi, 106. Illustrated throughout. Folding plates. Original stiff wrappers. In fine condition. ~ First edition. British Museum Occasional Papers 67.
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Clarysse, W., G. van der Veken, S. P. Vleeming.
The Eponymous Priests of Ptolemaic Egypt (P.L. Bat. 24). Chronological Lists of the Priests of Alexandria and Ptolemais with a Study of the Demotic Transcriptions of their Names. (Papyrologica Lugduno-Batava, XXIV).
Quarto. Pp. x, 165. Original stiff wrappers bit marked, trifle soiled. In a very good condition. ~ First edition.
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Pestman, P. W., a.o.
A Guide to the Zenon Archive (P.L. Bat. 21). I. List and Surveys (Chapters I-X). (Papyrologica Lugduno-Batava, XXI).
Quarto. Pp. 466. Original stiff wrappers; small chip at bottom corner of cover. In a very good condition. ~ First edition. The publisher has opened this copy with the title-page and List of Contents of Part 2 and did not bound the title-page of part 1, something that can happen even to the best of publishers (unless Brill has a specific reason which they did not share with us). A fine copy all the same.
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Gardiner, Alan H.
Late-Egyptian Miscellanies. (Bibliotheca Aegyptiaca, VII).
Quarto. Pp. xxi, 142 (i.e. 284). Loose gatherings placed in original printed wrappers as issued, these bit frayed. In fine condition, crisp interior. ~ First edition. Bibliotheca Aegyptiaca, VII. Beinlich-Seeber 8338. Sir Alan Henderson Gardiner (1879-1963).
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Sandman (Holmberg), Maj.
Texts from the Time of Akhenaten. (Bibliotheca Aegyptiaca, VIII).
Quarto. Pp. iv, 201. Loose gatherings placed in original printed wrappers as issued, these bit rayed, very small chip to fore-edge of title-page. In a very good condition, fine interior. ~ First edition. Bibliotheca Aegyptiaca, VIII. Beinlich-Seeber 17667.
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