Cloth. Etat : Fine. Jean Vertut; Jean Mazenod; Hermann Friedrich; Robert Fleming; et al. (illustrateur). First edition. A bright copy of this study of ancient Egyptian art and antiquities, with the original unclipped dust wrapper and slipcase. The first UK edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper and slipcase. Loosely inserted is an errata slip. Colour photograph tipped in to the half title page. 143 colour plates, and 1042 black and white plates, drawings, maps and plans. Collated complete. Kazimierz MichaÅowski (1901-1981) was a Polish archaeologist and Egyptologist, art historian and the founder of the Polish school of Mediterranean archaeology. This is his comprehensive history of ancient Egyptian art, translated from the French by Norbert Guterman. It covers a vast span of time from the earliest prehistoric artefacts to the artistic revival in the Late Period, and through Hellenistic and Roman Egypt to the Christian age. A large number of archaeological sites are discussed in detail. In publisher's original cloth binding, with original unclipped dust wrapper and slipcase. Externally, cloth is in lovely condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. A little wear to the extremities of the folds of the dust wrapper, with a scattering of small marks to the spine of the wrap. Otherwise, dust wrapper is in lovely condition with good colour. Some marks to the spine and extremities of the slipcase but overall very smart. Fine. book.