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De Memnone Graecorum, Et Aegyptiorum, Huiusque Celeberrima in Thebaide Statua Syntagmata III. Cum Figuris Aeneis
by Jablonski, Paul Ernest; Iablonski, Pauli Ernesti
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
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About This Item
Francofurti AD Viadrum: Joannis Christiani Kleyb. Good with no dust jacket. 1753. First Edition. Hardcover. 2 blanks, [22], 122 pp 2 blanks. Small quarto, 9" x 7.5". Engraved printers mark on title page, 2 full page brass engraved plates of the Memnon Amenhotep III statue at Thebes by Bernigeroth. Various head and tails pieces. In possibly original binding, 3/4 leather. Brown leather spine covers with raised bands, gilt spine label, bit rubbed, leather corners rubbed away, marbled hard paper boards are a bit rubbed. Interior bookplate of Dean Thomas Gaisford (1779-1855) the famous English classical scholar. First free endpaper missing small piece at top edge. Lightly foxed and browned throughout, last two blanks never separated. OCLC 763141502. Son of a Protestant pastor, Jablonski (1693-1757) visited most of the libraries of Europe to acquire an in-depth knowledge of the Coptic language. He was a professor of philosophy, then of theology, and a Protestant minister in Frankfurt-on-Oder. Jablonski was intensely interested in Egyptian archaeology and produced this work on the Colossus of Memnon -- the famous pair of statues of Amenhotep III in Thebes - the Colossi of Memnon -- the northernmost of which is reported to cry out at dawn. In Latin with some Greek and the occasional Hebrew and Coptic. A good copy of a fairly scarce first edition with nice provenance. ; Engravings; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 122 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Leaf and Stone Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11260
- Title
- De Memnone Graecorum, Et Aegyptiorum, Huiusque Celeberrima in Thebaide Statua Syntagmata III. Cum Figuris Aeneis
- Author
- Jablonski, Paul Ernest; Iablonski, Pauli Ernesti
- Illustrator
- Bernigeroth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Joannis Christiani Kleyb
- Place of Publication
- Francofurti AD Viadrum
- Date Published
- 1753
- Keywords
- Memnon, Egypt, Thebes, Amenhotep, Coptic
- Bookseller catalogs
- History: Ancient; Classics; Egyptology;
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Formerly Greekdrama Books Specializing in classical, medieval and ancient languages, history and cultures; antiquarian and unusual books; and interesting used books. We also carry many early printed books, particularly in the subjects of classics and religion, including incunabula and manuscripts.
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