Tutankhamun's Egypt

London: British Broadcasting Corporation BBC, 1972. Second Impression. Paperbound. VG Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Octavo, [23cm/9.25inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 80. Fully Illustrated with b-w halftones, &ct. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... Aldred was appointed the Hon. Editor of the Scottish Anthropological and Folklore Society's Proceedings in 1938.[3] He edited Volumes 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 and 4.1 of the journal, from 1938 until 1949. During World War II, Aldred served in the Royal Air Force, returning to Edinburgh in 1946, to undertake a serious study of Egyptology. In 1949, Aldred's book Old Kingdom Art in Ancient Egypt was published and was followed by volumes on the Middle and New Kingdoms in 1950 and 1952. These publications established his career as an Egyptologist and art historian. He also contributed essays on Egyptian furniture and woodwork as a part of the Oxford History of Technology in 1954 and 1956. In 1955, he worked as an associate curator for a year in the department of Egyptian art in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, alongside curator William C. Hayes. During his time at the Met, Aldred used his artistic eye to dramatically improve the presentation of the exhibitions and helped identify and catalogue a number of previously overlooked artifacts in storage.[citation needed] In 1956, Aldred returned to the Royal Scottish Museum to enhance the Egyptology team and in 1961 he was promoted to keeper of art and archaeology, a post which he held until his retirement. During his time at the RSM, he not only gave lectures but also made significant purchases and helped the museum vastly improve not only the Egyptology displays but also the West African and South Sea's sections.