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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: #22227
Price: $795

EBERS, Georg Moritz

Egypt: descriptive, historical and picturesque

London: Cassell & Co., [1887]. First edition

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes
o Vol. I – [2], xxiv, 327, [1]
o Vol. II – xxii, 388
o Heavily illustrated throughout
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover;… Read More

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.