Main entry:

Birch, Samuel, 1813-1885.

Title & Author:

Catalogue of the collection of Egyptian antiquities at Alnwick Castle. / by S. Birch ...

Publication:

London : R. Clay, Sons, and Taylor ..., 1880.

Description:

xx, 374 [i.e. 378] pages, 22 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (lithographs, 1 color) ; 33 cm

Notes:
"This important collection of Egyptian antiquities deposited in Alnwick Castle was formed by Algernon, 4th Duke of Northumberland" (Preface). -- On t.p.: "Printed for private distribution"--Illustrations: plates of Egyptian hieroglyphs.
Page numbers 196-7 and 317-8 repeated with asterisks.
Signatures: [a]1 b-c' B-CC' (CC2+[chi]1) DD-SS' (SS2+2[chi]1) TT-3B'.
Plates numbered A-B, I-XX.
Most plates drawn by Joseph Bonomi (1796-1878).
Includes index.
Copy Bamburgh Q.2.22, provenance: title page verso, presentation stamp: "Presented by the Duke of Northumberland. A.D. MDCCCLXXXII" i.e. Algernon George Percy, Duke of Northumberland 1810-1899.
Provenance, SC+ 01454: Lightfoot Collection; former DUL location *+PJ 1077.D8.

Resources:
Donor bookplate

Subject:

Alnwick Castle (Alnwick, England) Archaeological collections Catalogs.
Alnwick Castle (Alnwick, England)
Antiquities Collectors and collecting.
Archaeology Private collections.
Egypt Antiquities Collectors and collecting.
Égypte Antiquités Collectionneurs et collections.
Egypt.

Form/genre:

Museum catalogs.
Catalogs.

Added entries:

Northumberland, Algernon Percy, Duke of, 1792-1865.
Bonomi, Joseph.
England London.

Holdings:

Location: Library cage harris 149898
Call No.: NA7625.A46 B5 1880
Status: Available