Egypt: Descriptive, Historical, and Picturesque. By G. Ebers: Translated from the Original German, By Clara Bell: with an Intoroduction and Notes by S. Birch, Vol. 2 by Georg Moritz Ebers - 1879

London, Paris & New York : Cassell [ca. 1880], 1880. First Edition. Hardback. Professionally rebound with the original cloth spines and panels, over bevelled boards. Very impressively finished. Gilt titles with colour decorative borders to the front panels. Some light dulling and rubbing to the panel edges, with bumped corners. Internally, pages are very clean with some light dust-toning around the prelims. Minor tape repairs to the top of pages iii-vi of prelims. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown of each volume. Remains a particularly well-preserved set overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Further scans, images etc. and additional bibliographical material available on request. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 0 pages; Physical description: 2 v : ill. , front. , plates, col. Fold. Map ; 34cm. Subjects: Egypt - Description and travel. Egypt - Antiquities. Egypt - History. Travel literature -- 19th century. Translation of: Aegypten in Bild und Wort.