[Egypt] Ebers, Georges; Maspero, GastonBiblio.com
19 171 résultats
188135703Paris: Librairie De Firmin-Didot Et Cie 1881. Leather bound. Good. Large heavy folio. Two volumes in one. 2 vi 388 pages; 1 vi pages 3-432 pages. Illustrated with numerous plates illustrations and 2 maps. Red moroccan leather binding with gilt tooled borders decorations illustration and title on the front board. Gilt title and decorations on the spine. All edges gilt. Cloth is torn at the front bottom corner. Other corners are gently bumped. Leather is lightly rubbed on the joints and spine more evident on the lower spine. Interior contents are very sturdy and clean with light foxing to the colored maps. All text is in French. Librairie De Firmin-Didot Et Cie unknown
181128212London: R. Bowyer Historic Gallery Pall Mall 1811. Print. Overall very good condition. An attractive print showing the imposing main square in Cairo with large green space in front of the Murad Bey's palace. A caravan of soldiers with men on horses & camels parades along the foreground of the image. Aquatint with period hand color. Image 12 7/8 x 9 1/4" on paper 15 x 11 5/8". Margins with slight marking. R. Bowyer, Historic Gallery Pall Mall unknown
182228211London: John Hearne 1822. Print. Very good condition. A very decorative view of Cairo with the River Nile in the foreground boaters a fisherman and cowheard watering bullocks showing the life of the river buildings in background. From the book "A Selection of Views in Egypt Palestine Rhodes Italy Minorca and Gibraltar" by Rev. Cooper Willyams. Period color aquatint on paper with the watermark "J Whatman Turkey Mill 1822." Platemark 14 3/4 x 10 3/4" on paper 15 3/4 x 11 5/8" John Hearne unknown
60432c. 1880s. . Albumen print pasted on original card. Fine tonal range in good condition. <br /> <br /> c. 1880s. unknown
60971c.1880. . Albumen print. Good rich tones and an enchanting image showing a street in Cairo with a mosque and domestic dwellings. Numbered in negative; Dimensions: 250 x 200mm. 10 x 8 inches.<br /> <br /> [c.1880]. unknown
71314c. 1880s. . Albumen print loose. Dimensions 20 x 26 cm. <br /> <br /> [c. 1880s]. unknown
65163c.1880. . Albumen print. Good tonal range and in good condition pasted on original mount.<br /> <br /> [c.1880]. unknown
1929303083London A. & C. Black 1929. 1929. 8vo. Author's preface. 48 full-page photographs 2 maps. Chronological list of Egyptian dynasties and kings bibliographical note index. Gilt stamped green cloth. Dust jacket unclipped; chip to back panel of Vol. I small chip to spine top of Vol. II short tears foxing to edges; light soiling. Very good. 2 volumes. No signatures or bookplates. Uncommon in dust jackets. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. London, A. & C. Black, 1929. hardcover
1923303089New York Dodd Mead and Company; London Hopkinson & Company 1923. 1923. First edition. 8vo. 53 b/w illustrations. Bibliographical references. Original 3/4 dark brown cloth over gray patterned boards paper spine label medium foxing to edges. Very good. 160 pages. No dust jacket. Bookplate of Irma Dehn Young on the front pastedown. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. New York, Dodd, Mead and Company; London, Hopkinson & Company, 1923. hardcover
192143653London: Hodder and Stoughton 1921. 8vo. ix 3 336 pp. Photo frntsp. Red cloth gilt lettrng mnr rubbng edgewear hnges startng some foxng to endpapers still a G copy from the library of Humphrey Bagnall Vernon b. 1895 Lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards w/ armorial bkplate on frnt pstdn. Second edition of this fascinating posthumous memoir of these amusing series of anecdotes by one of the most important British officials of Victorian & Edwardian England. The work provides a revealing portrait of the deeply ingrained cultural biases while the Empire controlled Egypt. Of particular interest is an unconsciously biting assessment of Lord Kitchener with whom he served as Aid-de-camp in the Sudan. Hodder and Stoughton, hardcover
188856383London: Wells Gardner Darton & Co. 1888. 4to. ix 1 187 7 pp. plus 4 pp. publisher’s ads. Blue-gray publisher’s cloth black ruling & gilt lettering on front cover & spine minor rubbing shelfwear slight bumping to corners still VG bright copy. First edition of this anthology of historical and descriptive sketches along with travel through Victorian Egypt by the noted journalist and manager of “The Times.†He sent newspaper and magazine reports during the Arab revolt of 1882 the subsequent British occupation and was well remembered for his telegrahpic description of the bombardment of Alexandria. Wells Gardner, Darton & Co., hardcover
1900229490Printed by Newcastle-upon-Thane Fenwick & Wade ca. 1900. 1900. First edition. 8vo. 8 b/w figures. Original 1/2 light brown cloth over tan boards spine and upper cover with printed labels lower right corner is worn. Very good. 138 pages. No signatures or bookplates. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. [Printed by Newcastle-upon-Thane, Fenwick & Wade, ca. 1900]. hardcover
188334775London: Richard Bentley & Son 1883. First Edition. 8vo publisher's original dark-green polished cloth the upper blocked in blind at the borders and with gilt depiction of a sailing dhow at the center the spine lettered and decorated in gilt the lower cover blocked in blind. viii 359 pp. An as fine copy with little evidence of age and no evidence of use the text-block still unopened unusual thus. SCARCE FIRST EDITION IN PREMIUM CONDITION. Gabriel Charmes 1850-1886 was a prolific writer on diverse subjects. One of the most brilliant of French journalists of his time he was destined to die relatively young from tuberculosis. FIVE MONTHS AT CAIRO AND IN LOWER EGYPT is a vivid and detailed account of life in Egypt in the 19th century and it offers a unique window into a fascinating period of history. Charmes journalist and adventurer describes his travels through the teeming streets of Cairo his encounters with many characters and his excursions to historic sites such as the pyramids and the Sphinx. With its rich descriptions and firsthand observations this book is an special read for anyone interested in the history and culture of Egypt and the work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. Richard Bentley & Son hardcover
190434771London: Methuen & Co. 1904. First Edition. With thirty illustrations on plates eight of which are in colour including a drawing by Howard Carter. With two large folding maps in pocket at the rear. 8vo publisher's original blue cloth with elaborate decorative design in an Egyptian motif in black lime and white on the upper cover and spine the spine also gilt lettered. xiv 1 473 31ads pp. A fine and very pleasing copy the prelims mellowed lightly as is normal the text clean and fresh the binding handsome and with no evidence of use light age evidence only. FIRST EDITION BY THE MOST FAMOUS FEMALE ARCHAEOLOGIST OF HER DAY who was one of the few English women to have held a peerage in her own right. Mary Cecil was encouraged by Howard Carter and took on a series of excavations near Aswan Thirty-two of the Tombs of the Nobles were uncovered in her excavations and for many years these were known as the "Cecil Tombs".<br> In addition to the colour drawing by Howard Carter there is a photograph taken by him. The other illustrations in this work include photographs sketches and drawings from various sources. There is also a large folding map of Egypt and the valley of the Nile as far south as Khartoum and a historical map of Egypt and the countries associated with it. Both maps are in an excellent state of preservation. Methuen & Co. hardcover
187133745London: John Murray 1871. 2 volumes. Fifth Edition With Numerous Additions and Improvements From a Copy Annotated by the Author With 130 illustrations through the two volumes appearing in both text and as full-page plates. 8vo publisher's original blind-embossed cloth the spine panels lettered in gilt. xxiii 386; viii 379 pp. A very fine set beautifully preserved as pristine and near mint hinges and text-blocks both in excellent condition very scarce in this condition. A VERY FINE WORK ON MANY ASPECTS OF EGYPTIAN MANNERS UP TO THE MIDDLE OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. Illustrated throughout the books were acknowledged for their accuracy and scope. They were reprinted many times well into the 20th century and have long been considered one of the most astute texts on Egypt and the Egyptians into the 20th century. Subjects included in the chapters relate to the country and climate religion and laws government domestic life society language literature science superstitions and magic alchemy industry tobacco bath games and music public celebrations and festivals as well as many more subjects. A complete work on Egypt. John Murray hardcover
184134772London: Hamilton Adams & Co. 1841. First Edition. Illustrated with an engraved portrait frontispiece of Mohammed Ali. 8vo publisher's original brown cloth the spine lettered in gilt the covers decorated and blocked in blind with fillet rules and inner decorations at the borders the upper cover with gilt pictorial device showing a camel being led by a tender and with palms and pyramid in the background. xvi 280 pp. A handsome copy in unusually pleasing condition the binding in good order even as age is observable the gilt bright the text block clean the hinges sound a bit of offset to the plate very well preserved and rare thus. SCARCE FIRST EDITION. An important and primary work on man who would Muhammad Alia 1769 – 1849 was the Ottoman viceroy and governor who became the de facto ruler of Egypt from 1805 to 1848 widely considered the founder of modern Egypt. At the height of his rule in 1840 he controlled Egypt Sudan Hejaz the Levant Crete and parts of Greece and transformed Cairo from a mere Ottoman provincial capital to the center of an expansive empire.<br> Ali was a military commander in an Albanian Ottoman force sent to recover Egypt from French occupation following Napoleon's withdrawal. He rose to power through a series of political maneuvers and in 1805 he was named W li of Egypt and gained the rank of Pasha. As W li Ali attempted to modernize Egypt by instituting dramatic reforms in the military economic and cultural spheres. He also initiated a violent purge of the Mamluks consolidating his rule and permanently ending the Mamluk hold over Egypt.<br> Militarily Ali recaptured the Arabian territories for the sultan and conquered Sudan of his own accord. In 1831 Ali waged war against the sultan capturing Syria crossing into Anatolia and directly threatening Constantinople.<br> After defeating the Ottomans multiple times he accepted a peace brokered by European powers in 1842 and withdrew from the Levant; in return he and his descendants were granted hereditary rule over Egypt and Sudan. His dynasty would rule Egypt for over a century until the revolution of 1952 when King Farouk was overthrown by the Free Officers Movement led by Mohamed Naguib and Gamal Abdel Nasser establishing the Republic of Egypt. <br> Hamilton, Adams & Co. hardcover
1930582761930 Grenoble, Arthaud, 1930, in 8° broché, 238 pages ; couverture illustrée rempliée ; dos recollé ; charnières fendues.
202100156Paris, Editions sw telemaque , 2004 ; in-8, 318 pp., br. Broché très bon état.
201804425Paris, Editions sw telemaque , 2004 ; in-8, 318 pp., br. Broché très bon état.
201309783Paris, Editions sw telemaque , 2004 ; in-8, 318 pp., br. Broché très bon état.
202206140Paris, Jean-cyrille godefroy , 2000 ; in-8, 555 pp., broché, couverture illustr.
201708045Paris, Jean-cyrille godefroy , 2000 ; in-8, 555 pp., broché, couverture illustr.
201900462S.l., Extrait de ma revue des conferences francaises en orient , 1949 ; in-8, 8 pp., br.
201900463S.l., Extrait de ma revue des conferences francaises en orient , 1949 ; in-8, 12 pp., br. Rare.
200811184Paris, Hachette, 1963 ; in-4, cartonnage de l'éditeur. Orfevrerie mosaique architecture scupture peinture.
