Description de l'Egypte. Partie Antiquités. Notice historique de l'art de la verrerie né en Egypte, par M. Boudet

First edition of this memoir extracted from Volume II of the 3rd installment (Antiquities Section) of the Description de l'Egypte.
Bound in full modern cream parchment boards. Black sheep title-label. Uncut copy with full margins.
Historical and bibliographical considerations and evidence of the birth of glassmaking in Egypt; technical knowledge of the Egyptians in the matter of glass. 8 pages of notes.
Some foxing.