Monuments de l'Égypte Gréco-Romaine Publiés par la Sociéte Royale d'Archeologie d'Alexandrie sous les Auspices de sa Majesté Fouad Premier Roi d'Égypte: Tome Deuxième (Volume II: Part I and II)

Bergamo: Officine Dell' Istituto Italiano D'Arti Grafiche, 1934. Hardcover. g. 2 volumes. 1930 volume: Folio. 90pp. of text followed by 77pp. of plates. Half vellum over gray boards with black lettering. Discoloration and some staining to spine and boards. Small tear to head and tail of spine. Corners bumped and worn. Top edge gilt. Hinges starting. 1934 volume: Folio. 72pp. of text followed by 122pp. of plates. Paper covered boards with black lettering to cover and spine. Letters on spine faded. Tearing and chipping to backstrip. Foxing to boards, page edges and to spine. Corners bumped. Wear to edges and corners. Small stamp of previous owner to endpaper, (truncated) blank page and to title page not affecting text. "Terrecotte Figurate Greche E Greco-Egizie Del Museo Di Alessandria." Two wonderful volumes on Greek-Roman, and Egyptian Terra-cotta sculpture from the collections of the "Museo Di Alessandria". The author Evaristo Breccia (1876-1967) was the director of the Greco-Roman Museum in Alexandria as well as an archaeologist. Illustrated with full page color, b/w and sepia toned plates. Volume I. of this series was published in 1926. Binding on both volumes in fair, internally in very good condition. (Inventory #: 12690)