[Rarebooks] fs: Beautiful book on Egyptian Ceramics

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

Wallis, Henry.

EGYPTIAN CERAMIC ART. Typical Examples of the Art of the Egyptian Potter 
Portrayed in Colour Plates with text illustrations drawn and described by 
Henry Wallis.

Privately printed:1900.
Edition limited to 200 copies.

An overview of ancient Egyptian ceramics, with examples drawn in many 
instances from private collections. Wallis' text, as usual, is more notable 
for its enthusiasm and love of his subject than for its strictly technical 
correctness, especially in view of almost a hundred years of subsequent 
research. But he did have an elegant way of presenting his books; the color 
plates in this volume are spectacular and the overall feel of the 
typography, illustrations and format is elegant and pleasing. After reading 
his text you'll be enthusiastic about Egyptian ceramics, even if you 
weren't before.

Hardcover. 9.5"x12", xix + 37 pages, 45 b&w text illustrations, plus 12 
chromolithographed plates. Original coarse cloth with a green linen spine, 
gilt lettering. Covers a little soiled, endpapers darkened, a little 
scattered internal foxing here and there. [29589] $475.00

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