Elgood, P.G. LES PTOLÉMÉES D’ÉGYPTE. Paris: Payot, 1943. 8vo, later maroon quarter morocco; spine with five raised bands, lettered and decorated in gilt; decorative endpapers; original printed paper covers bound in. 326, (2) pages; 8 plates. Fine. Robert Bouvier’s translation of Elgood’s Ptolemies of Egypt. Cheaply printed during the war, copies encountered are usually much the worse for wear: this is a happy exception.