BOOKS & PERIODICALS LIBRARY

BOOKS & PERIODICALS CATEGORIES

1 Antiquities Collections (including exhibitions)

2 Archaeology
3 Architecture
4 Art
5 Atlases
6 Biography
7 Children & Beginners
8 Chronology
9 Coffee Table
10 Cult of the Dead
11 Dictionaries
12 Fiction
13 General Introductions
14 History
15 Language
16 Mythology
17 People & Society
18 Pharaohs & Figures
19 Pyramids & Tombs
20 Religion
21 Sites of Egypt
22 Travel
23 Unclassified
P Periodicals (e.g. magazines)
R Reference Only

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CATEGORY 1 - ANTIQUITIES COLLECTIONS (INCLUDING EXHIBITIONS)

Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

1.0001 Amarna Reliefs from Hermopolis in American Collections J D Cooney 1965 pictorial catalogue
1.0002 Ancient Egypt: The Ashmolean Museum Oxford 1970
1.0003 Inside the British Museum 1984 pictorial guide
1.0004 British Museum Guide and Map 1988 for all departments
1.0005 Introductory Guide to the Egyptian Collections in the British Museum 1964
1.00051 as above but an updated edition 1971
1.0006R A General Introductory Guide to the Egyptian Collections 1930 RESTRICTED LOAN ITEM
in the British Museum
1.0007 Egyptian Treasures - From the Collections of the Brooklyn Museum 1978 glorious colour photos-large format

1.0008 Ancient Egyptian Glass and Glazes in the Brooklyn Museum 1968 illustrated catalogue
1.0009 A Guide to the Egyptian Museum Cairo 1988 official catalogue
1.0010 National Military Museum Cairo official catalogue
1.0011 Louvre Museum Paris 1983 general guide
1.0012 A New Description of Sir John Soane's Museum London 1986
1.0013 The Egyptian Museum Turin English edition
1.0014 Treasures of the Egyptian Museum Cairo 1969 colour photos
1.0015 Tesori Dei Faraoni (Treasures of the Pharaohs) Arnoldo Mondadori 1984 Italian edition excellent photos
1.0016 Gold of the Pharaohs (Treasures of Tanis) 1988 Edinburgh exhibition
1.0017 Ancient Faces 1997 BM mummy masks exhibition
catalogue
1.0018 Gold of the Pharaohs (Treasures of Tanis) 1989 Australian exhibition
1.0019 The First 100 Years: Egyptology at UCL 1891 - 1992 Rosalind M Janssen 1992 history of the Petrie Museum (signed)
1.0020 Gold of the Pharaohs 1988 as 1.0016
1.0021 Digging for Dreams 2001 Petrie Museum treasures
1.0022 The Luxor Museum of Ancient Egyptian Art 1978 guide to the museum
1.0023 The Egyptian Museum Cairo 1980 (various languages)
1.0025 Das Konsthistorische Museum in Wien 2004 in German
(guide to the Vienna Antiquities Museum)
1.0026 The BM in Sudan - Past and Present 2004 exhibition catalogue (with 3D glasses)
1.0027 Mike the British Museum Cat 1909-29 1979 short pamphlet
- a Jubilee Reminiscence
1.0028 The British Museum and Ancient Egypt TGH James 1981
1.0029 The Pharaohs (die Pharaonen) Milan exhibition catalogue 2002 English / Dutch
1.0030 Egyptian Museum Cairo (Great Museums of the World Series) 1969

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CATEGORY 2 - ARCHAEOLOGY

Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

2.0001 The Great Archaeologists E Bacon 1976 accounts of archaeological discoveries
(not just Egypt) from the "Illustrated
London News".
2.0002R The Romance of Archaeology WH Boulton 1st Edition
Near East Archaeology-dated but
enjoyable
RESTRICTED LOAN ITEM
2.00031 The Lost Pharaohs Leonard Cottrell 1976 Hardback edition
2.00032 as above 1962 paperback
2.00033 as above 1977 paperback
2.00034 as above 1964 paperback
2.0004 The Archaeology of Ancient Egypt TGH James 1974 general focus on the most famous
finds - well written and easy to follow
2.0005 Heritage of the Pharaohs John Ruffle 1977 an introduction to Egyptian
Archaeology
2.0006 The Archaeology of the Afterlife Tony Allen 2004 not just Egypt

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CATEGORY 3 - ARCHITECTURE

Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

3.0001 The Architecture of Ancient Egypt E Bell 1955 an old book, scholarly with many
photos
3.0002 Cleopatra's Needle R Hayward 1978 the story of the London Obelisk's
journey
3.0003R Egyptian Temples Margaret Murray 1st Edition
scholarly site by site account of the
buildings
RESTRICTED LOAN ITEM
3.0004 The Obelisks of Egypt Habib Habachi 1987 obelisks around the world
3.00041 as above
3.0005 Cleopatra's Needles and other Egyptian Obelisks EA Wallis Budge 1990
3.0006 The Complete Temples of Ancient Egypt Richard H Wilkinson 2000
3.0007 The Monuments of Egypt: The Napoleonic Edition Editors: Charles Gillispie &
Michel Dewacher
3.0008 Monuments of Civilization: Egypt Claudio Barocas 1979 Foreword by eminent architect Oscar
Niemeyer

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CATEGORY 4 - ART

Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

4.0001 Egyptian Art F Abbate 1972 ideal for beginners - well illustrated
4.0002 Egyptian Art Cyril Aldred 1980 nicely illustrated account of all periods
well recommended
4.0003R Primitive Art in Egypt Jean Capart 1905 written by this eminent Egyptologist, a
highly-detailed focus on the
Predynastic and Archaic periods
RESTRICTED LOAN ITEM
4.0004R Egyptian Art Jean Capart 1923 excellent illustrations
RESTRICTED LOAN ITEM
4.0005 Images for Eternity: Egyptian Art from Berkeley and Brooklyn Richard Fazzini 1975 photos of art at these museums
4.0006R Egypt: Architecture, Sculpture, Painting K Lange & M Hirmer 1956 gloriously illustrated
RESTRICTED LOAN ITEM
4.0007R Art in Egypt Gaston Maspero 1913 aspects of art in chronological order
RESTRICTED LOAN ITEM
4.0008 Egyptian Painting A Mekhitarian 1978 New Kingdom tombs
4.0009R Egyptian Decorative Art WM Flinders Petrie 1895 art lectures by Petrie
RESTRICTED LOAN ITEM
4.0010R The Art of Ancient Egypt Phaiden Press 1st Edition - wonderful photos of
museum collections
RESTRICTED LOAN ITEM
4.0011 Egypt: Drawings by David Roberts reproductions of Roberts' paintings of
Egypt in 1839
4.0012 The Arts of Egypt I Woldering 1967 general art-history, lots of photos
4.0013 Description of Egypt 30 colour postcards
4.0014 From an Antique Land David Roberts 1989 prints of Egypt and the Holy Land
4.0015 Great Sculpture of Ancient Egypt Kazimierz Michalowski 1978
4.0016 The Rediscovery of Ancient Egypt Peter Clayton 1982 artists and travellers in the 1800’s AD
4.0017 Jewels of the Pharaohs Cyril Aldred 1978 Wonderful photos

4.0018 The Art of Ancient Egypt Gay Robins 1997 excellent book with marvellous photos
4.0019 David Roberts 1994 set of 30 postcards
4.0020 Egypt Revealed: Artist Travellers in Antique Lands TGH James 1997 Folio Edition
4.0021 Egyptian and Ancient Eastern Painting Robert Boulonnger 1965
4.0022 Egyptian Sculpture TGH James & WV Davies 1984
4.0023 Jewels of the Pharaohs Cyril Aldred 1978 paperback

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CATEGORY 5 - ATLASES

Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

5.0001 Atlas of Ancient Egypt John Baines & Jaromir 1990 comprehensive guide to each region,
Malek well written and excellent illustrations
5.0002 Atlas of the Greek World Peter Levi 1980
5.0003 "The Times" Atlas of Ancient Civilisations -Ancient Egypt pamphlet format publication
5.0004 "The Times" Atlas of World History G Barraclough 1981

CATEGORY 6 - BIOGRAPHY

Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

6.0001 The Search for Omm Sety Jonathan Cott 1989 the remarkable story of a remarkable
lady-very readable
6.0002 Flinders Petrie: A Life in Archaeology Margaret Drower 1985 the life of one of the pioneers of
modern scientific Egyptology
6.0003 From the Pyramids toTutankhamun -Memoirs of an Egyptologist IES Edwards 2000 indepth story of a great modern
Egyptologist and the authority on
pyramids
6.0004 Budge, WA: Biography of an Egyptologist Robert Morrell MBE 2002 the life of the mighty Keeper of
Egyptian Antiquities
at the BM
6.0005 Howard Carter: Before Tutankhamun Nicholas Reeves & John H 1992 Accompanied the British Museum
Taylor exhibition

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CATEGORY 7 - CHILDREN & BEGINNERS

Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

7.0001 Ancient Egypt Rosalie & Anthony David 1984 well-illustrated basic look at the lives of
Ancient Egyptians
7.0002 Ancient Egypt A Millard 1978 well laid-out
7.0003 Ancient Egypt A Millard 1982 ideal starter book
7.0004 Ancient Egypt EJ Sheppard 1960
7.0005 Ancient Egyptians Activity Book childrens fun & games
7.0006 The Awesome Egyptians Terry Deary & P 1993 fun book with cartoons & jokes
Hepplewhite
7.0007 The Egyptians A Millard 1978 simple look at life in Ancient Egypt-
good illustrations
7.0008 A Closer Look at Ancient Egypt W Boase 1978 easy to read, well-illustrated
7.0009 Great Civilizations EJ Shaw 1973 Ladybird book on Egypt
7.0010 How to Recognise Egyptian Art G Lise 1979 very good for any beginner
7.0011 Pharaohs and Pyramids T Allan 1977 very basic children's book
7.0012 Scenes from Ancient Egypt British Museum 1980 children's colouring book
PLEASE DO NOT COLOUR!
7.0013 See Inside an Egyptian Town RJ Unstead 1986 how Egyptians lived
7.0014 Times of the Pharaohs P Vernus 1978 good beginners book
7.0015 The Prince Who Knew His Fate Lise Manniche 1981 Ancient Egyptian story translated from
hieroglyphs
7.0016 Mummies, Tombs and Treasure: Secrets of Ancient Egypt Lila Perl 1987
7.0017 A Journey Through Ancient Egypt Breckhampton Press 1998

CATEGORY 8 - CHRONOLOGY

Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

8.0001 A Test of Time David M Rohl 1995 controversial look at Egyptian
chronology, good read, well laid-out
8.0002 Centuries of Darkness Peter James 1992 more controversial new chronological
calculations

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CATEGORY 9 – ‘COFFEE – TABLE’

Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

9.0001 Monuments of Civilisation: Egypt Claudio Barocas 1978
9.0002 Treasures of the Nile Kamal el Mallakh & Robert 1980
Bianchi
9.0003 Sunrise of Power: Alexander and the World of Hellenism Joyce Milton 1980
9.0004 Egyptian Sculpture Russman & Finn 1989 beautiful boxed edition -magnificent
photos
9.0005 Great Civilisations: The Cultural History of the Pharaohs H Stierlin 1983
9.0006 Egypt in Colour Roger Wood 1964 very heavy but impressive
-full size colour plates
9.0007R Egypt and Nubia David Roberts 1996 beautiful book of DR's watercolour
prints
RESTRICTED LOAN
9.0008 Egypt from the Air Max Rodenbech 1991 wonderful aerial photos
9.0009 The Pharaohs Lionel Casson 1982 art, tombs, treasure
9.0010 The Glory of Egypt Al Ahram / Elsevier photos of Egypt
9.0011 Cairo Malise Ruthuen 1980 the modern city
9.0012 Egypt Observed Henri Gougaud & Colette 1979 Egypt Old and New
Gouvion
9.0013 Egypt: The Splendours of an Ancient Civilisation Alberto Siliotti 1997 wonderful illustrations
9.0014 The Glory of the Nile LAD Hawsley 2001 large-format with nice photos
9.0015 The Nile Geoffrey Moorhouse 1989 large-format with photos of modern
scenes

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CATEGORY 10 - CULT OF THE DEAD

Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

10.0001 Mysteries of the Mummies Rosalie David 1978 the unwrapping of Manchester mummy
1770
10.0002 Book of the Dead RO Faulkner 1985 Papyrus of Ani (British Museum)
10.0003 The Cult of the Immortal Ange Pierre Leca 1980 Classic on mummification
10.0004 Mummies: Death & Life in Ancient Egypt JH Paterson & Carol 1978
Andrews
10.0005 The Book of the Dead E Rossiter 1984 similar to 10.0002
10.0006 Death in Ancient Egypt AJ Spencer 1982 burial customs & religion
10.0007 The Curse of the Pharaohs Philipp Vandenberg 1977 rather controversial theories
10.0008 X-Raying the Pharaohs James E Harris & Kent R 1973 excellent photos & text
Weeks
10.0009 The Mummy EA Wallis Budge 1989 reprint of classic of its day
10.00091 as above 1995
10.0010 Egyptian Mummies Barbara Adams 1988 Shire Egyptology series -excellent for
beginners
10.0011 Egyptian Mummies Bob Brier 1996 good indepth book
10.0012 Mummies Myth and Magic Christine El Mahdy 1989 very good on aspects of the death cults
of Ancient Egypt
10.0013 The Mummy in Ancient Egypt Aidan Dodson 1998 well-written with excellent illustrations
10.0014 The Egyptian Book of Life a translation of The Book of The Dead Dr Ramses Seleem
10.0015 Egyptian Mummies Barbara Adams 1988 Shire series
10.0016 Tombs, Graves and Mummies: 50 Discoveries in World Archaeology Editor: Paul G Bahn 1996 not exclusively Egyptian
10.0017 The Egyptian Mummy: Secrets and Science University Museum, 1980
University of Pennsylvania

CATEGORY 11 - DICTIONARIES

Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

11.0001 A Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses George Hart 1986

11.0002 A Dictionary of Egyptian Civilisation George Posenor 1962

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CATEGORY 12 - FICTION

Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

12.0001 Scenes from the Life of Cleopatra Mary Butts 1974
12.0002 Sphinx Robin Cook 1979 chilling novel of intrigue & mystery
12.0003 Lord of the Horizon Joan Grant 1974
12.0004 So Moses Was Born Joan Grant 1975
12.0005 Winged Pharaoh Joan Grant 1937 Hardback
12.00051 as above 1978 paperback
12.0006 Tales of Ancient Egypt Roger Lancelyn Green 1967 folk tales and legends
12.0007 Nefertiti: The Beautiful One Alexandra Hamilton 1979
12.0008 Nefertiti: The Lady of Grace Alexandra Hamilton 1979
12.0009 Nefertiti: The Devious Being Alexandra Hamilton 1980
12.0010 The Talisman of Set Sara Hylton 1985 exotic adventure and romantic passion
12.0011 The Cleopatras Philip Mackie 1983 based on the BBC TV series
12.0012 Ancient Evenings Norman Mailer 1984
12.0013R Hatshepsut: Scenes from Egyptian History Rose Seaton 1906 Play RESTRICTED LOAN
12.0014 River God Wilbur Smith 1993 sex, death & intrigue in the Valley of
the Kings
12.0015 Son et Lumiere - Pyramids and Sphinx 1961
12.0016 Ramses: The Son of the Light Christian Jacq 1996
12.0017 Ramses: Temple of a Million Years Christian Jacq 1996
12.0018 Ramses: The Battle of Kadesh Christian Jacq 1997
12.0019 Ramses: Abu Simbel Christian Jacq 1997
12.0020 Ramses: Under the Western Arcadia Christian Jacq 1998
12.0021 The Egyptian Echo Paul Dowswell 1996 spoof Ancient Egyptian newsletter,
12.0022 Death on the Nile Agatha Christie 1978 classic whodunnit, set in Edwardian
Egypt
12.0023 Allan Quartermain, King Solomon's Mines, She H Rider Haggard 2003 set of 3 novels
12.0024 The Memoirs of Cleopatra Margaret George 1997
12.0025 The Seventh Scroll Wilbur Smith 1995 Paperback fiction
12.0026 The House of the Eagle Duncan Sprott 2004 Book 1 of the Ptolemies Quarter
12.0027 Daughter of the Crocodile Duncan Sprott 2006 Book 2 of the Ptolemies Quartet
12.0028 The Quest Wilbur Smith 2007 hardback

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CATEGORY 13 - GENERAL INTRODUCTIONS

Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

13.0001 The Glory of Egypt M Audrain & Samivel 1955 B/W guide to the monuments
13.0002 Egypt: A Journey Through the Land of the Pharaohs JH Breasted 1978 Victorian stereoscopic views of Egypt
13.0003 Ancient Egypt Lionel Casson 1979 Times Great Ages of Man Series
13.00031 as above
13.0004R Die Plastik Der Aegypter H Fechheimer 1914 In German RESTRICTED LOAN ITEM
13.0005 Ancient Egypt: The Land and its Legacy TGH James 1990 beautifully illustrated
13.0006 Aspects of Egypt Ethel Mannin 1964 Life in 1960's Egypt
13.0007 The Land of Egypt Jasper Moore 1980 introduces Egypt's geography & history
13.00071 as above 1980
13.0008 The Egypt Story: Art, Monuments, People & History PH Newby (text) FJ Maroon 1979 beautiful photos of people, art, history
(photos) & places
13.00081 as above 1987 paperback version
13.0009 Images of Egypt Sir Michael Weir 1989 excellent photos of monuments
13.0010 Lands of the Nile K Winchester 1986 colour photographic guide
13.0011 A Guide to the Antiquities of Egypt Arthur Weigall 1996 reprint of this 1910 classic
13.0012 Egypt Tiger Books 1995 beautifully illustrated colour plates of
Egypt Old & New
13.0013 The Search for Ancient Egypt Jean Vercoutter 1992 excellent basic starter book
13.00131 as above
13.0014 Pocket Guide to Ancient Egypt Dorling Kindersley another excellent starter book
13.0015 Eternal Egypt Pierre Montet 1968
13.0016 Ancient Egypt (‘Then and There’ Series) EJ Sheppard 1962 paperback

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CATEGORY 14 - HISTORY

Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

14.0001 Egypt to the End of the Old Kingdom Cyril Aldred 1978 excellent introduction
14.0002 The Egyptians Cyril Aldred 1987 excellent history
14.00021 as above
14.0003 A History of Egypt (Volume 1) Baikie 1979 reprint of 1929 edition- a general
history-some old-fashioned theories
14.0004 A Brief History of Ancient Egypt Z Iskander & A Badawy 1960 easy to follow history
14.0005 Life Under the Pharaohs Leonard Cottrell 1957 vivid recreation of everyday life
14.0006 The Penguin Book of Lost Worlds Leonard Cottrell 1966 ancient civilisations including Egypt
14.0007 Archaic Egypt WB Emery 1963 in depth study
14.00071 as above
14.0008 Egypt's Golden Age: The Art of Living in the New Kingdom RE Freed 1981 beautiful photos
14.0009 Egypt of the Pharaohs Sir Alan Gardiner 1980 comprehensive history - not for
beginners
14.0010 An Introduction to Ancient Egypt TGH James 1979 superb introduction
14.0011 Pharaoh's People: Scenes from Life in Imperial Egypt TGH James 1984 examines everyday life in the New
Kingdom
14.0012 The Civilisation of Ancient Egypt Paul Johnson 1978 good general book
14.0013 Life in Egypt Under Roman Rule N Lewis 1985 for Roman enthusiasts
14.0014 The Splendour That Was Egypt Margaret Murray 1977 well written history
14.00141 as above
14.00142 as above 1963 hardback
14.0015 Warrior Pharaohs: The Rise & Fall of the Egyptian Empire PH Newby 1980 beautifully written account of the New
Kingdom empire builders
14.0016 Egypt's Making: The Origins of Ancient Egypt 5000 - 2000 BC Michael Rice 1990 for enthusiasts
14.0017 Ages in Chaos I Velikovsky 1977 controversial reconstruction of history
14.0018 Peoples of the Sea I Velikovsky 1977 focus on the Sea peoples
14.0019 The Culture of Ancient Egypt JA Wilson 1951 in depth look at culture
14.0020 Egypt: The Black Land Paul Jordan 1976 easy to read general history
14.0021 In the Shadow of the Pyramids Jaromir Malik 1986 very evocative history of the Old
Kingdom
14.0022 The Pyramids and Sphinx Desmond Stewart 1979 general history
14.00221 as above 1971 hardback
14.0023 Exploring the World of the Pharaohs Christine Hobson 1987 one of the best books ever on Ancient
Egypt and Egyptology
14.00231 as above

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CATEGORY 14 – HISTORY (CONTINUED)

Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

14.0024 The Kingdom of Kush Derek Welsby 1996 signed copy of this Nubian history
14.0025 La Vie Quotidienne en Egypte Ancienne Schafik Allam 1990 en Francais
14.0026 The Legacy of Egypt JR Harris 1987 history of language and culture
14.0027 The Ancient Egyptians: Life and Customs Sir John Gardner Wilkinson 1990 reprint
14.0028 Ancient Egyptian Medicine John F Nunn 1996
14.0029 After the Pyramids: The Valley of the Kings and Beyond Aidan Dodson 2001 excellent book about Ancient Egyptian
burials
14.0030 Judgement of the Pharaoh: Crime & Punishment in Ancient Egypt Joyce Tyldesley 2001 excellent reference to this important
but seldom featured topic
14.0031 Tutankhamun's Egypt Cyril Aldred 1972 general history of Amarna era
14.0032 Ancient Egypt: Anatomy of a Civilisation Barry J Kemp 1991 comprehensive history as one would
expect from this distinguished expert
14.0033 Ancient Egypt PRS Moorey 1983
14.0034 Egypt to the End of the Old Kingdom Cyril Aldred 1965
14.0035 Akhenaten's Egypt Angela P Thomas 1988 Shire Egyptology series
14.0036 History of Ancient Egypt: Culture and Lifestyle of the Ancient Nathaniel Harris 1997
Egyptians
14.0037 The Egyptians John Ruffle 1977

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CATEGORY 15 - LANGUAGE

Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

15.0001 The Sons of Re John Rose 1985 excellent guide to the King-Lists
15.0002 Introducing Egyptian Hieroglyphs Barbara Watterson 1981 series of hieroglyphics lessons
15.00021 as above
15.0003 The Wisdom of Ancient Egypt Joseph Kaster 1995 translated writings from Ancient Egypt
15.0004 Who Were The Pharaohs? Stephen Quirke 1993 history of Royal names with lists of
cartouches
15.0005 Egyptian Language: Lessons in Hieroglyphics Sir EA Wallis Budge 1993 modern reprint of this Victorian classic
15.0006 The Myth of Egypt and its Hieroglyphs in European Tradition Erik Iversen 1993 how Egypt and hieroglyphs shaped
European cultures
15.0007 The Wisdom of the Ancient Egyptians William MacQuitty 1978 selected stories
15.0008 The Easy Way to Read and Write Hieroglyphics Amr Hussein 1989 good basic starter book
15.0011 The Little Book of Egyptian Hieroglyphs Lesley & Roy Adkins 2001
15.0012 An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary – Volume 1 EA Wallis Budge 1978
15.0013 An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary – Volume 2 ÉA Wallis Budge 1978

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CATEGORY 16 - MYTHOLOGY

Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

16.0001 Myth and Symbol in Ancient Egypt RT Rundle Clark 1978 scholarly book on pyramid / coffin texts
16.0002 Cult of the Sun: Myth and Magic in Ancient Egypt Rosalie David 1980 the cult behind religion in Ancient
Egypt
16.0003 Egyptian Mythology Paul Hamlyn 1965
16.0004 Middle Eastern Mythology SH Hooke 1981
16.0005 Egyptian Mythology Veronica Ions 1982 deals mainly with Gods - large-format
16.0006 Egyptian Mysteries Lucie Lamy 1981
st
16.0007 Egyptian Myth and Legend Donald A Mackenzie 1 Edition
16.0008 All Colour Book of Egyptian Mythology Richard Patrick 1972 Gods, temples, statues
16.0009 Egyptian Tales Sir WM Flinders Petrie 1926 translations of old Egyptian stories -a
lovely book
16.0010 Myths and Legends - Egypt Lewis Spence 1994
16.0011 Legend David Rohl 1998 theories on where the Egyptians came
from
16.0012 All Colour Guide to Ancient Mythology Richard Patrick 1978 not just Ancient Egypt
16.0014 Egyptian Mythology Paul Hamlyn 1965
16.0015 The Book of the Dead: Famous Egyptian Papyrus of Ani, Hunefer, 1984 Well-illustrated
Anhai

CATEGORY 17 - PEOPLE & SOCIETY

Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

17.0001 The Civilisation of the Ancient Egyptians A Bothwell Gosse 1923
17.0002 Ancient Centres of Egyptian Civilisation Prof HS Smith & Rosalind 1983 collection of essays on various sites by
Hall (Editors) (eg Saqqara by Geoffrey Martin)
17.0003 The Ancient Egyptians: How They Lived and Worked Jill Kamil 1976 focuses on the Old Kingdom
17.0004 Ancient Egypt: A Cultural Topography Hermann Kees 1977 life in Egypt as influenced by the Nile
Valley landscape
17.0005 Eternal Egypt Pierre Montet 1964 history of a civilisation
17.0006 Life in Egypt in Ancient Times Bernard Romant 1986 easy to understand
17.0007 Everyday Life in Ancient Egypt John Manchip White 1963 life at all levels
17.0008 Daughters of Isis: Women of Ancient Egypt Joyce Tyldesley 1994
17.0012 Daily Life in Ancient Egypt Ana Ruiz 2001

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CATEGORY 18 - PHARAOHS & SPECIFIC FIGURES

Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

18.0001 Oedipus and Akhenaton I Velikovsky 1960 largely mythological
18.0002 Cleopatra of Egypt PW Sargeant 1923
18.0003 Cleopatra: Egypt's Last Queen Stadelmann 1931
18.0004 Moses - Pharaoh of Egypt: Mystery of Akhenaten Resolved Ahmed Osman 1990
18.0005 Queens of the Pharaohs Leonard Cottrell 1966 biographies of powerful women and
their times
18.0006 Ramesses the Great: Master of the World W MacQuitty 1978 stunning photographs-highly
recommended
18.0007 Ramesses II and His Time I Velikovsky 1978 Ages in Chaos Series
18.0008 Tutankhamun's Egypt Cyril Aldred 1972 history of his times
18.0009 Masterpieces of Tutankhamun Abbeville 1978 large format
18.0010 Treasures of Tutankhamun 1972 British Museum Exhibition catalogue
18.0011 as above
18.0012 The Search for the Gold of Tutankhamun AC Brackman 1978 the story of Carter's long hunt for the
tomb
18.0013 The Tomb of Tutankhamun Howard Carter 1972 large paperback edition
18.0014 The Secrets of Tutankhamun Leonard Cottrell 1978 well written account of the reign as well
as treasures
18.0015 Tutankhamun: Life and Death of a Pharaoh Christiane Desroches- 1978 THE standard work
Noblecourt
18.00151 as above
18.00152 as above 1972 small paperback edition
18.0016 Treasures of Tutankhamun IES Edwards 1976 beautifully illustrated
18.0017 Tutankhamun: His Tomb and its Treasures IES Edwards 1976
18.0018 Tutankhamun -The Untold Story Thomas Hoving 1980
18.0019 The Gold of Tutankhamun Kamal El Mallakh & AC 1978 wonderful colour photos - large boxed
Brackman edition
18.0020 Tutankhamun and the Valley of the Kings Otto Neubert 1972 first-hand account of the discovery
18.00201 as above
18.00202 as above
18.0021 Behind the Mask of Tutankhamun Barry Wynne 1972 another account of the discovery
18.0022 Hatchepsut: The Female Pharaoh Joyce Tyldesley 1996
18.0023 Rameses and His Time 1986 Expo'86 Vancouver exhibit catalogue
18.0024 The Royal Women of Amarna 1997 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New
York catalogue -stunning photos
18.0025 The Murder of Tutankhamun Bob Brier 1998 good read, evidence?
18.0027 Cleopatra Pat Southern 2000

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CATEGORY 18 - PHARAOHS & SPECIFIC FIGURES - CONTINUED

Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

18.0028 Ramesses: Egypt's Greatest Pharaoh Joyce Tyldesley 2000
18.0029 Natsef-Amun: The Keeper of the Bulls Museum of Leeds 1999
18.00ll30 Hatshepsut: Queen of Egypt Dr El Sayed Hegazy 2001
18.0031 Tutankhamun:The Last Journey W MacQuitty 1972 great photos
18.0032 The Tutankhamun Deception Gerald O'Farrell 2001 controversial theories on Carter's
methods
18.0033 Rider Haggard and Egypt Shirley M Addy 2003 signed copy
18.0034 Akhenaten: The Heretic King Donald B Redford 1989
18.0035 Tutankhamun: The Untold Story Thomas Hoving 1978 Larger format than 18.0018
18.0036 The Golden Monarch (Tutankhamun) Michael Carter 1972
18.0037 The Secrets of Tutankhamen Leonard Cottrell 1965
18.0038 Tutankhamun: The Exodus Conspiracy Andrew Collins & Chris 2003 paperback
Ogilvie-Herald

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CATEGORY 19 - PYRAMIDS AND TOMBS

Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

19.0001 The Tomb Builders of the Pharaohs M Bierbrier 1982 fascinating look at the workmen's
village of Deir el Medina
19.0002 The Mountains of Pharaoh Leonard Cottrell 1956
19.0003 The Pyramid Builders of Ancient Egypt Rosalie David 1986 scholarly look at pyramids
19.0004 The Pyramids of Egypt IES Edwards 1949
19.00041 as above 1980 updated edition
19.0005 The Nocturnal Magic of the Pyramids Egyptian Ministry of Culture 1961 very little info
19.0006 The Mystery of the Pyramids Humphrey Evans 1979 lots of photos
19.0007 Pyramid David Macaulay 1975 how they were built (maybe)
19.0008 Temples Tombs and Hieroglyphs Barbara Mertz 1978 more history than tombs
19.0009 The Secrets of the Great Pyramid Peter Tomkins 1978 also tombs & temples
19.0010 The Pyramids John Weeks 1987 booklet - many photos
19.0011 The Riddle of the Pyramids Kurt Mendelssohn 1978 pyramid construction
19.0012 Egypt in the Age of the Pyramids G Andreu 1997 for medium scholars
19.0013 Valley of the Kings John Romer 1981 Romer at his very best
19.0014 The Rape of Tutankhamun John Romer 1993
19.0015 The Pyramids John Romer 1993
19.0016 The Pyramids of Egypt IES Edwards 1972 Updated version

CATEGORY 20 - RELIGION

Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

20.0001 The Ancient Egyptians: Religious Beliefs and Practices A Rosalie David 1982 sparsely-illustrated, detailed account of
religious attitudes
20.0002 The Gods and Symbols of Ancient Egypt Manfred Lurker 1980 illustrated dictionary
20.0003 The Gods of Ancient Egypt Barbara Watterson 1984 in-depth look at the major Gods of
Ancient Egypt
20.0004 as above 1996 revised edition
20.0005 Prophets and Pharaohs: Egypt and the Old Testament Ahmed M Abo Elela signed copy

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CATEGORY 21 - THE SITES OF EGYPT

Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

21.0001R Abydos (Part II) WMF Petrie 1903 Memoir of the Egypt Exploration Fund,
a detailed account of Petrie's
excavations RESTRICTED LOAN
21.0002R Preliminary Report on Excavation at El Amarnah 1928 - 1929 H Frankfurt 1929 scholarly report RESTRICTED LOAN
21.0003 Thebes of the Pharaohs CF Nime 1965 general look at sites in Thebes &
history
21.0004 Island of Isis: Philae Temple of the Nile W Macquitty 1976 pictorial account of Philae
21.0005 Abu Simbel W Macquitty 1965 pictorial account with good text
21.0006 Guide to the Valley of the Kings Alberto Siliotti 1996 beautifully illustrated
21.0007 City of the Dead: Thebes in Egypt Lise Manniche 1987 good read on history of Thebes
21.0008 Riddles of the Sphinx Paul Jordan 1998 the story of the Sphinx as Egyptology
has uncovered it
21.0009 Island of Isis: Philae Temple of the Nile W Macquitty 1976 duplicate of 21.0004
21.0010 The Followers of Horus: Eastern Desert Survey Report Volume 1 David Rohl 2000 the search for evidence of early
travellers to Egypt
21.0010 Luxor: Guide to the Temples and Tombs of Ancient Thebes Ian Portman 1989
21.0011 The Temple of Edfu Simpkins 1983 guide to the temple
21.0012 United with Eternity: Guide to Medinet Habu WJ Murname 1989 Oriental Institute Chicago guide
21.0013 Classical Art Tour: The Valley of the Kings A M Donadoni Roveril 1990 very good photos and text in this
compact book
21.0016 Abydos - Esna - Kom Ombo - Aswan - Kalabsha - Philae - Abu A Van der Heyden Al Ahram / El Servier series
Simbel
21.0017 The Pyramids A Van der Heyden same series
21.0018 Ancient Centres of Egyptian Civilization Editors: HS Smith & 1983
Rosalind Hall
21.0019 El-Amarna MV Seton-Williams Undated Booklet – signed by author
21.0020 Sites – Kom Ombo Undated In English/German/French

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CATEGORY 22 - TRAVEL

Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

22.0001 Berlitz Guide to Egypt 1988
22.00011 as above
22.0002R Cairo and How To See It 1933 RESTRICTED LOAN
22.0003 Cities of the World (Number 1) - Cairo Desmond Stewart 1965
22.0004 Insight Guide to Cairo 1982
22.0005 Insight Guide to Egypt 1988
22.0006 Collin's Illustrated Guide to Egypt 1988
22.00061 as above
22.0007 Dollarwise Guide to Egypt 1985
22.0008 Egypt Today Jean Hureau 1981
22.0009 Egypt & The Red Sea with Thomson
22.0010 Guide Poche Univers Marcus - Egypt 1981 a pocket guide
22.0011 An Egyptian Journal William Golding 1985
22.0012 Longman's Business Guide to Egypt 1984
22.0013 Penguin Guide to Ancient Egypt William J Murnane 1983 excellent 'in the field' guidebook to all
of the archaeological sites
22.0014 The Times Bartholomew Guide to Egypt 1987
22.0015 Beyond the Pyramids - Travels in Egypt Douglas Kennedy 1988 travels beyond the tourist tracks
22.0016 Riding the Desert Trail -By Bicycle to the Source of the Nile Bettina Selby 1988 a bike ride from Mediterranean to
Nile's source
22.0017 Egypt: Land of the Valley Robin Fedden 1977 well-written travelogue
22.0018 Egypt: A Traveller's Anthology Christopher Pick 1991 excellent book, travel from the comfort
of your armchair
22.0019 Tourist Information: Egypt useful pocket guide
22.00191 as above but in French
22.0020 Upper Egypt & the Red Sea a complete guide
22.0021 The Rape of the Nile Brian M Fagin 1975 tomb robbers, tourists and
archaeologists
22.0022 Guide to the Oases and Western Desert of Egypt Cassandra Vivian 1992
22.0023 Cairo: Biography of a City James Aldridge 1967
22.0024 Beyond the Pyramids: Travels in Egypt Douglas Kennedy 1998
22.002 Baedeker's Egypt 1985 the definitive traveller’s guide

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CATEGORY 23 - UNCLASSIFIED

Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

23.0001 Keeper of Genesis Robert Bauval & Graham 1996 another quest for Mankind's hidden
Hancock legacies
23.0002 Fingerprints of the Gods:A Quest for the Beginning & the End Graham Hancock 1995 trying to solve the mysteries of the past
23.0003 Agypten Aszination und Abenteuer Eva Eggerbrecht 1987 in German, but with wonderful old and
new photos
23.0004 The Orion Mystery Robert Bauval & Adrian 1998 'unlocking the secrets of the pyramids'
Gilbert
23.0005 Act of God Graham Phillips 1998 alternative answers to Egypt's past
23.0006 Kingdom of the Ark Lorraine Evans 2000 alternative theories about Egyptians in
Britain
23.0007 The Copper Scroll Decoded Robert Father 2000 the search for buried treasure in Egypt
23.0011 The Lost Testament David Rohl 2002
23.0012 Pyramid Odyssey William R Fix 1978

CATEGORY R - REFERENCE ONLY

Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

R.0001 Atlas of Ancient Egypt John Baines & Jaromir 1994 signed by John Baines
Malek NOT FOR LOAN
R.0002 El Amarna MV Seton Williams signed copy NOT FOR LOAN

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