Egypt: Descriptive Historical and Picturesque. 2 Vols
by Ebers, G.; Clara Bell (trans..); S. Birch (intro.)
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London, New York: Cassell & Co.; Cassell Publishing Company, 1878. First edition. Hardcover. Very good- to near fine condition. Small Elephant Folio. xxiv, 327pp., 13 plates, xxii, 388pp., 16 plates, and two frontispieces. Original brown pebbled cloth with gilt and black stamped illustrations and lettering on covers and spine, blind-stamped decor and ruling on back cover. Gilt edges. White silk moire endpapers. Frontispiece engraving in both volumes, with tissue guards. Title pages printed in red and black. Decorative head-, endpieces and initials. Both volumes with list of artists employed for this work. Comprehensive history of Egypt, beautifully illustrated more than fifty full page engravings and in-text illustrations throughout. Both volumes with list of artists and illustrations. Some light wear along edges of bindings and minor blemishes in blocks.
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- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50432
- Title
- Egypt: Descriptive Historical and Picturesque. 2 Vols
- Author
- Ebers, G.; Clara Bell (trans..); S. Birch (intro.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good- to near fine condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Cassell & Co.; Cassell Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- London, New York
- Date Published
- 1878
- Keywords
- pyramids, Egyptian history, woodcuts, engravings, ornamentation, Alexandria, Khalif, Cairo, Nile delta, Memphis, Sultans, Pharaoh
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Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
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