Le Caire, Institut Francais d'Archeologie Orientale, 1935. Quarto. Pp. xviii, 219. Plus 5 folding maps and tables bound at end. Indices. Hardcover, exquisitely bound in elegant brown pebbled cloth, gilt spine. A splendid copy. ¶ ~ First edition. Memoires presentes a l'Institut d'egypte, 25. Publies sous les auspices de sa Majeste Fouad Ier, Roi d'egypte. Extremely rare work, one of Gauthier's major works. Henri Louis Marie Alexandre Gauthier (1877-1950). In 40 years of literary he produced 140 books and articles, many of the latter being major works and of considerable importance, some reaching the scale of books. His output in the field of large publications was huge, his work being characterized by its methodical approach. Beinlich-Seeber 8527. [Provenance:] From the library of Egyptologist Prof. Dr. Herman De Meulenaere (1923-2011)."