Pyramid Studies and Other Essays presented to I.E.S. Edwards
London, The Egypt Exploration Society, 1988.
Quarto, x, 230 pages with numerous illustrations plus a frontispiece portrait and 43 pages of plates (a few in colour).
Cloth; small ownership stamp on the front free endpaper; a fine copy with the slightly creased dustwrapper.
Dr Iorwerth Eiddon Stephen Edwards CBE FBA (1909-1996), an expert on pyramids, was 'a major figure in Egyptology, particularly after the Second World War. Curator in the Department of Egyptian Antiquities, 1934, Keeper from 1955-74' (British Museum). Number 7 in the Occasional Publications series. The majority of the numerous contributions are in English, but there are some in French, German or Italian.
Item #136868
Price (AUD):
$400.00