(Egypt) - 4 volumes - Lot 109

(Egypt) - 4 volumes - MUNIER (Henri). Catalog of the Library of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Cairo, 1928 (Reprint 2009). In-8, [1 f], VII pp, 1,010 columns, publisher’s cloth binding. This rich and comprehensive catalog, laid out in two columns, is presented in the same style as the catalog of printed works from the National Library. - BISSON DE LA ROQUE (F.). General Catalog of Egyptian Antiquities of the Cairo Museum. Nos. 70501–70754. The Tod Treasure. Cairo, Printing Office of the French Institute of Oriental Archaeology, 1950. Small folio, half-basane, plain spine with title running lengthwise, covers preserved [2 ff.], 58 pp., 29 plates. - FIECHTER (Jean-Jacques). Forgeries and Forgers in Egyptian Art. Turnhout (Belgium), 2005. In-4, IX, 318 pp., numerous illustrations, paperback. “This book is devoted to the history of the hunt for forgeries and the identification of major forgers, such as Oxan Aslanian, the ‘Master of Berlin,’ who, in the first half of the 20th century, deceived more than one curator or collector. It is supplemented by a selection of approximately 200 characteristic examples of Egyptian works whose inauthenticity is generally recognized.” - IBRAHIM-HILMY. The Literature of Egypt and the Sudan from the Earliest Times to the Year 1855 Inclusive. A bibliography comprising printed books, periodical writings and papers of learned societies, maps and charts, ancient papyri, manuscripts, drawings, etc. London, 1886–1888 (Reprint, 2000). 2 parts in one sturdy in-8 volume, VIII, 398 pp. and [1 f.], 459 pp., in the publisher’s cloth binding. A substantial work that was previously impossible to find. Between 15,000 and 20,000 books and documents cited and described. Important items are accompanied by lengthy commentaries. Text in two columns.