The Repose in Egypt by Wallace, Susan E

Troy, NY: Nims & Knight. Good. 1889. Hardcover. Navy cloth binding rubbed at extremities; front free endpaper removed; gift inscription inked on front endpaper; leaf edges & endpapers lightly foxed, else a nice, tight & clean copy. ; Nice b&w ils.; 12mo; 391 pages .

New York: George D. Hurst Publisher, 1888 Early reprint. Fact-based, romantic account of travel in Egypt and its ancient history, with fictional interludes, by the wife of Indiana author Lew Wallace ("Ben Hur.") Blindstamped green cloth binding, gilt title and spine. Part of The Ambrosial Library for Everyday Reading. With two black-and-white illustrations. Moderate scuffing and few light stains to cover cloth. Otherwise clean and tight.

New York: John B. Alden, Publisher. 1891. VG, rear board stained and spotted, few light blots fore-edge and bottom edge pages, few stray printing marks and light blotch dedication page, interior pages slightly yellow, but otherwise unmarked. ; 8vo, dark bluish green cloth, frontis, top edge pages gilt, 391pp. Illustrated. .

Paperback / softback. New.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The The Repose in Egypt:a medley and Along the Bosphorus.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Hardback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Troy, New York: Nims & Knight, 1889. First Edition . Hard Back. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 5 1/4" X 7 1/2. 391 Pages. Navy cloth binding with gold lettering to the spine and front board. Copyright 1888 -published 1889. There are very few defects as the pages are not age-tanned, there are no marks or stamps. Page six has a ½ inch closed tear at the bottom. Tight square book maybe very light wear to cover corners. Remarkable excellent condition for an 1889 publication. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. Contents in 22 Chapters; The Burden of Egypt, The Landing, Suez and Sinai, Crossing the Red Sea, Alexandria, Obelisks, Cleopatra, To Cairo, The Rise of the Nile, At Heliopolis, The Flight into Egypt, The Return of the Holy Carpet, The Pilgrimage to Mecca, Mecca the Sacred City, Pilgrimage, The Repose, Poetry and Music of the Arabs, The First Cinderella A Tale of the Red Pyramid, In the Isle of the Lily… Read More