Le Temple reposoir de Ramsès III à Karnak

First edition, illustrated with 11 double-page folio plates, including 2 plans printed on tracing paper. (Not listed in Hage Chahine.)

The text fascicle is in wrappers and the suite of plates is loose, both housed in the publisher’s original black cloth-backed portfolio with corners, flat spine without lettering, title label centered on the upper board, sand-colored boards showing some stains and scuff marks, with flaps and ties.

On the inside flap of the publisher’s portfolio, autograph inscription signed by Henri Chevrier to Pierre Glénat: "... dans l'espoir de faire un jour sa connaissance sous le soleil der Thèbes..."

The Egyptologist Henri Chevrier (1897–1974) devoted nearly his entire career to excavations at Karnak: arriving on the site in 1926 as the successor to Maurice Pillet, he oversaw operations until 1954, with the sole interruption being the Second World War.

A handsome copy of this uncommon and only edition.