1887 HUGE 1st ed EGYPT Illustrated ENORMOUS Egyptian
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1887 HUGE 1st ed EGYPT Illustrated ENORMOUS Egyptian ART Egyptology 2v Ebers
George Ebers was a 19th-century German historian known almost exclusively for his accounts of Egypt and Egyptian history. His book, simply known as Egypt, helped popularize Egyptian lore throughout Europe and America. This work is beautifully illustrated with impressive, full-page engravings of Egyptian royalty, architecture, cities, and Arab culture.
This rare, first English edition was translated out of the original German by Clara Bell with an introduction and notes by S. Birch, the keeper of the Department of Oriental Antiquities in the British Museum.
Item number: #15952
Price: $950
EBERS, Georg Moritz
Egypt: descriptive, historical and picturesque
London: Cassell & Co., [1887]. First edition
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes
Vol. I – xxiv, 314
Vol. II – xxii, 388
Heavily illustrated throughout
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; secure
Decorative cloth
Size: ~15.25in X 12in (38.5cm x 30.5cm)
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15952
George Ebers was a 19th-century German historian known almost exclusively for his accounts of Egypt and Egyptian history. His book, simply known as Egypt, helped popularize Egyptian lore throughout Europe and America. This work is beautifully illustrated with impressive, full-page engravings of Egyptian royalty, architecture, cities, and Arab culture.
This rare, first English edition was translated out of the original German by Clara Bell with an introduction and notes by S. Birch, the keeper of the Department of Oriental Antiquities in the British Museum.
Item number: #15952
Price: $950
EBERS, Georg Moritz
Egypt: descriptive, historical and picturesque
London: Cassell & Co., [1887]. First edition
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes
Vol. I – xxiv, 314
Vol. II – xxii, 388
Heavily illustrated throughout
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; secure
Decorative cloth
Size: ~15.25in X 12in (38.5cm x 30.5cm)
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
15952
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1887 HUGE 1st ed EGYPT Illustrated ENORMOUS Egyptian
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