Ancient Egypt: The New Kingdom of the Amarna Period by DESROCHES NOBLECOURT, Christiane; F.L. Kenett, photographs - [1960]

London: The Oldbourne Press, 1960. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. In "Acanthus History of Sculpture" series. First edition and printing. In very good plus elephant folio beige boards with gilt titles and tan coloured cloth spine with gilt titles. The covers are very clean, straight and tight; slight edge-wear. Beige end papers, lightly tanned around the edges; initials on front paste down. Slightly tanned cut edges. The text block is in very good plus condition; title page loose, but otherwise text block tightly bound, straight and with unmarked pages. With 32 quality b/w plates. No dedications etc. In good black dust jacket, with b/w photo and white titles. The jacket has chipped edges, with tiny open and closed tears. Not price clipped. Covered with plastic jacket. Heavy. Please contact us for cost of postage if shipping outside the UK.

London (The Oldbourne Press), 1960.. xv, (1)pp., 32 plates. Folio. Boards, 1/4 cloth. D.j.

London: Oldborne Press, 1960. Hardcover. VG, clean, tight text; covers with light general wear; a bit of wrinkling to dj from old water damage (none to book) and (taped) tears to Mylar.. Plain, cream boards with gilt lettering and tan cloth spine. Bw photographic dj with Mylar cover. XV pp. followed by 32 bw plates. Oversize. From the front flap: "[This volume] covers the outstanding masterpieces of New Kingdom sculpture. The choice of material illustrated is sufficiently wide to show many aspects of Egyptian life and customs. It includes examples of the brilliant portrait realism achieved during the reign of Amenophis IV and his wife Nefertiti, and the intensely realistic animal sculpture and charming narrative scenes and linear reliefs characteristic of the more intimate daily life of the times." Each plate is thoroughly described on page opposite. With a lengthy title essay. (A printed label placed over the publisher's name reads, "New York Graphic Society, Greenwich, Connecticut.).

Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society, 1960. Copyright 1960 . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 2o or 2° (Folio): 12" x 19" tall. F.L. Kenett (Photos). Page Numbers: N/A. Over-sized and/or over weight book; may require extra postage. Please note that large and/or heavy items may incur an additional shipping charge. Solidly and tightly bound copy and dust jacket with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Extra mylar wrapper included. Dust jacket shows extensive wear and rips along the front and back.