Budge Collection of Egyptian Antiquities in the British Museum Lady Meux rare

  

Budge E A Wallis, Some Account of the Collection of Egyptian Antiquities in the Possession of Lady Meux of Theobalds Park, Waltham Cross. Edition, 34 plates, pub, Harrison and Sons, St.

Hc, black leather, dark brown corners and spine, gilt titles. Stunning blue marbled endpapers, small bookshop sticker in corner of edge, pages are clean and bright with no foxing. Pages are dimpled with hand cut edges, leaving a rough very luxurious impression overall. Front double fold out of painted coffin of Nes-Amsu, light crease on one side. Other plates are all single sided, monochrome and are all photographs of the collection.

She was painted three times by Whistler although the third portrait he destroyed because of an argument. Although she was not accepted into polite society, she led a very active life and was friend and patron to many artists, academics, and Politians. After her death much of her collection was auctioned off to William Randolph Hearst and now resides in America. The item "Budge Collection of Egyptian Antiquities in the British Museum Lady Meux rare" is in sale since Monday, November 9, 2020.

This item is in the category "Books, Magazines\Non-Fiction Books". The seller is "ankh2" and is located in Chadstone, VIC. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Modified Item: No
• Topic: Antiquarian book
• Regional Cuisine: Egyptology
• Format: Hardcover
• Country: Egypt
• Type: Academic History
• Author: Budge E A
• Publication Year: 1896
• Title/Series: Account of the Collection of Lady Meux
• Subject: Ancient History
• Language: English
• Publisher: Harrison and Sons
• Era: 1900s
• Special Attributes: Fine Bindings