A collection of books and softcover catalogues covering diverse subjects including Egyptology, fine art reference, science, and general history. The group features several notable works on Ancient Egypt, including The Ancient Egyptians: A Sourcebook of Their Writings, edited by Adolf Erman, published by Harper & Row; John Anthony West’s The Traveller’s Key to Ancient Egypt, published by Alfred A. Knopf; and Aboudi’s Guide Book: Egypt, a Luxor-published guide. Scientific and general interest titles include Hyperspace by Michio Kaku and The Human Mind by Robert Winston. Fine art reference is represented by Popular 19th Century Painting: A Dictionary of European Genre Painters by Philip Hook and Mark Poltimore, published by the Antique Collectors’ Club, alongside various specialist exhibition catalogues from Whitfield Fine Art such as Caravaggio’s Friends & Foes and Dutch Landscapes. Other volumes include Pears Cyclopaedia 1995-1996 and The Concise Oxford Thesaurus. The collection comprises a mix of publisher’s cloth with dust jackets and pictorial softcovers.
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