THE SCEPTER OF EGYPT: A BACKGROUND FOR THE STUDY OF EGYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES IN THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: PART I: FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE END OF THE MIDDLE KINGDOM; AND, PART II: THE HYKSOS PERIOD AND THE NEW KINGDOM [TWO VOLUMES]
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Mixed Editions. Quarto, two volumes. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jackets. Spines black and blue with white lettering. Slight shelf wear exteriorly with few, minor chips to the head/tail edges. Distributors' small sticker to the lower spines. Dust jackets protected with mylar coverings. Boards show extremely light wear with minimal wear to the edges. Text blocks have mild age toning to the edges. Distributors' sticker label to the title page to volume one. Frontispiece. Illustrated. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Quarto and Folio. CONTENTS: Vol. One "Part I: From the Earliest Times to the End of the Middle Kingdom (Before 1600 B.C.)" 399 pages, 1960, reprinted -- Vol. Two "Part II: The Hyksos Period and the New Kingdom (1675-1080 B.C.)" 496 pages, 1959 Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited orders, customers please inquire for rates. More