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Lot 93:
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6 Antique Books on Ancient Egypt including Isis and Osiris or The Origin of Christianity as a Verification of an Ultimate Law of History by John Stuart Stuart-Glennie published by Longman’s, Green and Co. London c. 1878; brown cloth cover with gilt lettering on spine, 432 pages in English. Measures 9" x 6" x 1 1/4"; Catalogue of Egyptian Scarabs, Etc., in the British Museum by H.R. Hall Vol. I Royal Scarabs printed by Order of the Trustees of the British Museum c. 1913 in emerald green embossed cloth cover with gold gilt lettering on spine. 310 illustrated pages in English. Measures 11 1/8" x 8" x 1"; 4 Volumes Books on Egypt and Chaldea – Egyptian Literature – Volume I – Legends of the Gods with 19 plates and Illustrations c. 1912; Easy Lessons in Egyptian Hieroglyphics with Sign List Third Edition c. 1910; Egyptian Ideas of the Future Life with 8 Illustrations c. 1899; The Book of the Dead – Three Volumes in One 2nd Edition (4th impression) with 22 plates and 420 vignettes c. 1938; all by Sir E.A. Wallis Budger and published by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. London and E.P. Dutton & Co. New York. Combined lot measures approximately 11"x8"x9".
Condition: Condition – Isis and Osiris – Fair – Cover worn and faded, corners bumped and worn. Spine loose and missing head and tail. Hinge split front and back. Ex-libris inside front cover. Former owners name and address in ink inside front cover. Text block has foxing and toning to first few and last few pages; Catalogue of Egyptian Scarabs – Very Good – light wear to cover edges and corners. Corners bumped. Spine has light wear to joints, head and tail. Gilt lettering strong. Stains on back cover. Toning and foxing to first few and last few pages. Back hinge split but intact; Legends of the Gods – Very Good – Cover soiled with some wear to edges and corners. Wear to spine head and tail. Edges soiled. Binding tight. Foxing and toning throughout; Egyptian Hieroglyphics – Very Good – light soiling and minor stains on cover. Very light wear to corners and spine. Edges soiled. First and last few pages have toning and foxing. Remainder clean and tight; Egyptian Ideas of Future Life – Good – Light soiling to cover. Corners bumped and worn. Spine soiled, with some wear and loss to head. Foxing and toning to first and last few pages. Remainder clean and binding tight; The Book of the Dead – Good – Corners bumped. Spine has damage and loss to head. Binding is a bit loose. Pull-out chromolithograph at beginning of Vol. II has frayed edge from misfolding. Contents clean. Please see photos.
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