A HANDBOOK TO THE EGYPTIAN MUMMIES AND COFFINS EXHIBITED IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM
Book Details + Condition: The British Museum (London). First Edition, 1938. Hardcover. 101 pages, with 31 color and black-and-white plate illustrations of mummies and sarcophagi. An original museum guide book from the Ancient Egyptian Mummies and Coffins exhibition at the British Museum in 1938. The book features photo illustrations and corresponding descriptions of Ancient Egyptian exhibits. Also included is an overview of mummification, the development of wooden coffins and of stone sarcophagi. An overview of the Egyptian alphabet is also provided. Firm binding; interior is clean and free of markings save name to ffep.
