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18794236John Murray. 1879. First Edition. Hardcover. Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. Ex-library copy with institution plate call numbers and pocket. Former owner's name Roswell Dwight Hitchcock August 15 1817 - June 16 1887 American divine on ffep in ink from 1880. Corners edgeworn. Backstrip has worn away along top and is missing blue cloth along top 2" section of spine. Backstrip is split on both sides. Another former owner has crudely repaired small portion of backstrip with scotch tape. Book is still solid.; 58 plates 23 of them tinted.; 431 pages . John Murray hardcover
18500006137London: John Murray 1850. Third edition. Hardcover. Good. 17 illustrations the costume drawings were made by a Maltese artist. Octavo lv 420 pages original covers new spine endpapers and paper label. <br/><br/>Part 1 in six chapters is "Egypt in 1833". Other monasteries in the Turkish Empire and also Jerusalem. Appendix II is "Recipes of Turkish Cookery 5pp." 17 illustrations the costume drawings were made by a Maltese artist . With a folding plan of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Curzon aka Lord Zouche travelled the Middle East in search of Biblical manuscripts. "I will write down some account of the most curious of these manuscripts and the places in which they were found as well as some of the adventures which I encountered in the pursuit of my venerable game - Preface." John Murray hardcover
1900180921900. Archive of 9 stereoview photographs bearing a double 6" x 3" inch photograph showing various scenes from turn of the century Egypt. 1896-1900. Images include the Temple of Luxor village women carrying pitchers of water on their heads a caravan at the Tomb of the Khalif's the Virgin's tree and the Great Nile Bridge. Locations are marked beneath the images in text. 5 include identifying information in multiple language on verso. Most are marked "J.F.Jarvis Publisher Washington D.C" in cursive script with small black "x" mark in corner and "Sold only by Underwood & Underwood New York London Toronto Canada Ottawa Kansas." Images are clear and detailed. Most in very good condition. unknown
18905260Kegan Paul Trench Trübner & Co. 1890. Hardcover. Fair in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. Heavily worn boards with rubbing. Spine has been reinforced/repaired with black library tape. Hinges cracked. Ex-library copy with usual stamps call numbers and pocket. Book is complete. Slight foxing Fair to good condition.; 76pp. 26 plates; Seventh Memoir of the Egypt Exploration Fund; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 76 pages . Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co hardcover
185121724New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers. 1851. Hardcover. Very Good. Boards with light rubbing to extremities. A very handsome and tight copy. Very light occasional foxing. Former owner's inscription on first blank page.; Full decorative calf boards with blindstamped decoration and gilt linear design. Spine with five raised boards and gilt spine decoration. All edges gilt. Decorative dentelle binding. Numerous tissue guarded b&w illustrations from beautiful steel engravings. This is a travelogue from an extensive trip up the Nile river during the times when everybody in Europe started to show interest for Egypt. The pictures include typical scenes: A street in Cairo The Bazaar A Slave Boat at Girgeh Valley of the Tombs of the Kings The Hall of Beauty in the Tomb of Pharao Seti.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 218 pages . Harper & Brothers, Publishers hardcover
19009773Bruxelles Lefèvre 1900. 1st Edition . Offprint. . Royal octavo. Pp. 38 1. Original printed stiff wrappers bit thumbed. In a very good condition. ~ FIRST EDITION thus. Extrait de la Revue de l'Université de Bruxelles 1899-1900. Jean Capart 1877-1947. One of his very first contributions on Egyptology apparently his second written at the age of 22. At the time of publication he was already a Doctor of Laws and was just appointed assistant Conservator in the Egyptian collections at the Musées Royaux. The article was published in February 1900 and is comprising of extracts from his doctoral dissertation which apparently was never published. There is a record of only one article that was published earlier "Notes sur les origines de l'Égypte d'après les fouilles recentes" which appeared in 1899 also in Revue de l'université de Bruxelles. Provenance: Presentation copy signed 1900 and dedicated by the author to Egyptologist Prof. Baudouin van de Walle 1901-1988 from whose library this item comes. Very rare. Not in Beinlich-Seeber. WorldCat locates a single copy that in Bibliothèque de Genève. ~Librarium of The Hague offers the largest and finest collection of Egyptological offprint monographs in the rare book market. With the acquisition in recent years of multiple Egyptological libraries those of Prof. Herman te Velde; Prof. Mathieu Heerma van Voss Prof. Baudouin van de Walle; Prof. Michel Malaise; Prof. Herman De Meulenaere; Egyptologist Jacobus Visser and former Trustee of the Egypt Exploration Society Stewart Dale White we now hold several thousands of rare offprint monographs which were collected over many years by these scholars. Very limited in number when originally issued and fragile by nature most are by now practically extinct and the scarce survivors are much sought after. We took upon ourselves to collate catalogue and identify each item in accordance with Beinlich-Seeber or Annual Egyptological Bibliography in the hope that this collection will prove useful for scholars and collectors alike. Your queries are most welcome OFP-12 <br/> <br/> Bruxelles, Lefèvre 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
18070005807London: Samuel Bagster 1807. First UK edition. Hardcover. Very Good. copperplate frontispiece. Quarto vii 82 ccli Table leaf clxxxi-ii has a fore-edge chip from the press; half calf marbled boards scuffed very light foxing. With an engraved Baronial bookplate possibly John Henry Vivian or his son Sir Arthur Pendarves Vivian member of the Royal Geographical Society inked name on recto of frontispiece the frontispiece caption is trimmed and spotted. <br/><br/>Denon a noted artist and engraver accompanied Napoleon's troops into Egypt to record the scenery and antiquities. This volume describes the plates of the Atlas volume. Additionally there are important Appendices about the pyramids at Geza Alexandria minerals medicine "Memoire sur le Commerce des Negres au Caire et sur les Maladies ." etc. This British edition with French text is quite scarce. An 1809 re-issue had cancelled title-pages. Note: curiously the printed title-page reads "Voyages" not in the singular as listed elsewhere. Copperplate frontispiece. Samuel Bagster 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
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
186985507h<p>London: Illustrated London News 1869. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Half-year run bound in early half-leather over pebbled cloth boards. Some edge-wear and bumping to covers; small paper label painted over to upper spine. Edges toned and old library bookplate and marks to front and rear endpapers. Front hinge nearly exposed internally at endpaper but still firm. Otherwise clean tight and unmarked. Very neat -- a sound and handsome volume and internally unusually bright and clean. Superb illustrations.</p> Illustrated London News hardcover
184526622London: F.G. Moon and Co. 1845. From the Standard Folio First Edition limited to 500 sets only. A single original hand-coloured lithographic plate drawn on stone by Louis Haghe after David Roberts' paintings done on location in 1839. Printed on a half folio sheet 17" x 11" the captioned image is 14" x 10" now presented in cream mounting boards 20" x 18" glazed behind clear mylar. Beautifully hand-coloured to the highest standards of the time. An example in excellent condition clean fresh beautifully preserved. FROM One of the most desirable of all travel and COLOURplate books. This is an excellent plate with the impressive content of one of the world's great holy sites according to Jewish Christian and Islamic tradition the biblical Mount Sinai was the place where Moses received the Ten Commandments. An excellent plate with exceptional detail and depth of colour.<br> We have a good number of impressive images from the Standard Folio Edition of this classic work available for purchase. As well as many other views of Petra and Sinai there are also available views of EgyptTyre Nubia the Jordan Sidon and Baalbec. Please inquire for further details.<br> Roberts set sail for Egypt on 31 August 1838 a few years after Owen Jones. His intent was to produce drawings that he could later use as the basis for the paintings and lithographs to sell to the public. Egypt was much in vogue at this time and travellers collectors and lovers of antiquities were keen to buy works inspired by the East or depicting the great monuments of ancient Egypt.<br> Roberts made a long tour in Egypt Nubia the Sinai the Holy Land Jordan and Lebanon. Throughout he produced a vast collection of drawings and watercolour sketches.<br> On his return to Britain Roberts worked with lithographer Louis Haghe from 1842 to 1849 to produce these lavishly illustrated plates. He funded the work through advance subscriptions which he solicited directly. The scenery and monuments of Egypt and Holy Land were fashionable but had hitherto been hardly touched by British artists and so Roberts quickly accumulated 400 subscription commitments with Queen Victoria being subscriber No. 1. F.G. Moon and Co. hardcover
1895167854Vienne : Adolphe Holzhausen 1895. First Edition. Paperback. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 387 pages; Description: 387 p. : ill. plates part col. diagrs. plans ; 34 cm. Subjects: Egypt --Antiquities --Kom Ombo Egypt Vienne : Adolphe Holzhausen paperback
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
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
184726629London: F.G. Moon and Co. 1847. From the Standard Folio First Edition limited to 500 sets only. A single original hand-coloured lithographic plate drawn on stone by Louis Haghe after David Roberts' paintings done on location in 1838. Printed on a half folio sheet 17" x 13.55" the captioned image is 14" x 10" now presented in cream mounting boards 17" x 21" glazed behind clear mylar. Beautifully hand-coloured to the highest standards of the time. An example in excellent condition clean fresh beautifully preserved. FROM One of the most desirable of all travel and COLOURplate books. AN especially pretty image the ruins beautifully rendered with colorfully dressed people scattered about them. The island of Bigge adjacent to Philae was part of the site of the tomb of Osiris. Only the priests from Philae were permited to even set foot on the island let along enter the temples.<br> We have a good number of impressive images from the Standard Folio Edition of this classic work available for purchase. As well as many views of Egypt we also have available views of Nubia Petra Sinai the Jordan Tyre Sidon and Baalbec. Please inquire for further details.<br> In the course of two and a half months in 1838 traveling some 800 miles south from Cairo Roberts recorded the monumental temple sites along the Nile in more than a hundred sketches. As the first British artist to sketch the monuments of Ancient Egypt set on "Plains so vast.that until you come near them you have no idea of their magnificence" Roberts was well aware of the stir his drawings would create in London. According to John Ruskin writing in PRAETERITA Roberts's drawings "were the first studies ever made conscientiously by an English painter not to exhibit his own skill but to give true portraiture of scenes of historical and religious interest. F.G. Moon and Co. hardcover
1875ABC_46596Egypt 1875. A single oblong board 30 x 40 cm. Zangaki brothers 2 albumen photographic prints mounted on one board 1 on each side approx. 225 x 28 cm. 2 albumen photographic prints of a view of the Nile with pyramids in the background and the Al-Azhar mosque in Cairo by the Zangaki brothers "Adelphoi Zangaki" who were two photographers of Greek origin active in Egypt from ca. 1870 until the beginning of the 20th century. They can be grouped together with other commercial photographers who worked in Egypt during the second half of the 19th century. These photographers such as Félix Bonfils Gustave le Gray and others who were mostly of French origin were able to capitalise on the rising demand for photographic prints as souvenirs. Photographers like the Zangaki brothers often sold the albumen prints from their studios located in cities like Port Said Cairo and Suez but produced the actual photographs using the collodion process in a portable darkroom - a cart or sometimes even a boat - in the field.The brothers were quite prolific producing at least 1500 photographs of Egypt and other regions of the Middle East during the span of a few decades around the turn of the 20th century. Since these photographs were taken with the purpose of creating prints for tourists the subjects are often "quintessentially Egyptian" and sights such as the pyramids along the Nile river are captured. However they also provide a glimpse into Egyptian daily life or occasionally one can sneak a peek at one the photographers and their portable darkroom. Not much is known about the Zangaki brothers and until quite recently people thought that the photographic prints signed "Zangaki" were produced by one single person. With a tear in the lower margin not affecting the photographs some foxing remnants of white tape to one of the side margins of the board with a small blue ink mark below an inscription "Mosque of El Azhar." in the margin below the photograph of said mosque. Overall in good condition.l cf. Erdem Views of Egypt by Georgios and Constantinos Zangaki . 2009; Hannavy in: Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography p. 1521; Perez Focus east p. 233. ABE CAT Art History ABE CAT Middle East Arabian Peninsula unknown
184626628London: F.G. Moon and Co. 1846. From the Standard Folio First Edition limited to 500 sets only. A single original hand-coloured lithographic plate drawn on stone by Louis Haghe after David Roberts' paintings done on location in 1838. Printed on a half folio sheet 17" x 15" the captioned image is 14" x 10" now presented in cream mounting boards 21" x 17" glazed behind clear mylar. Beautifully hand-coloured to the highest standards of the time. An example in excellent condition clean fresh beautifully preserved. FROM One of the most desirable of all travel and COLOURplate books. A very beautiful image of the the Island of Philae from the Nile at Sunset. In the foreground are reeds and a sailboat behind which can be seen in near silhouette the Temple of Isis on the island. Philae was accounted to be one of the burying-places of Osiris and was held in high reverence both by the Egyptians to the north and the Nubians to the south. It was deemed profane for any but priests to dwell there and was accordingly sequestered and denominated "the Unapproachable." This is a view now un-viewable to modern eyes. Due to decades of constant flooding of Philae after the construction of the Aswan Low Dam every building was dismantled into about 40000 units and then transported to higher ground on the nearby island of Agilkia. The project was completed in time for the 1970 construction of the the Aswan High Dam.<br> We have a good number of impressive images from the Standard Folio Edition of this classic work available for purchase. As well as many views of Egypt we also have available views of Nubia Petra Sinai the Jordan Tyre Sidon and Baalbec. Please inquire for further details.<br> In the course of two and a half months in 1838 traveling some 800 miles south from Cairo Roberts recorded the monumental temple sites along the Nile in more than a hundred sketches. As the first British artist to sketch the monuments of Ancient Egypt set on "Plains so vast.that until you come near them you have no idea of their magnificence" Roberts was well aware of the stir his drawings would create in London. According to John Ruskin writing in PRAETERITA Roberts's drawings "were the first studies ever made conscientiously by an English painter not to exhibit his own skill but to give true portraiture of scenes of historical and religious interest. F.G. Moon and Co. hardcover
184626627London: F.G. Moon and Co. 1846. From the Standard Folio First Edition limited to 500 sets only. A single original hand-coloured lithographic plate drawn on stone by Louis Haghe after David Roberts' paintings done on location in 1838. Printed on a half folio sheet 17" x 13.5" the captioned image is 13.75" x 10" now presented in cream mounting boards 21" x 17" glazed behind clear mylar. Beautifully hand-coloured to the highest standards of the time. An example in excellent condition clean fresh beautifully preserved. FROM One of the most desirable of all travel and COLOURplate books. A very beautiful image of the Temple of Isis on the Island of Philae looking down the Nile. Philae was accounted to be one of the burying-places of Osiris and was held in high reverence both by the Egyptians to the north and the Nubians to the south. It was deemed profane for any but priests to dwell there and was accordingly sequestered and denominated "the Unapproachable." This is a view now un-viewable to modern eyes. Due to decades of constant flooding of Philae after the construction of the Aswan Low Dam every building was dismantled into about 40000 units and then transported to higher ground on the nearby island of Agilkia. The project was completed in time for the 1970 construction of the the Aswan High Dam.<br> We have a good number of impressive images from the Standard Folio Edition of this classic work available for purchase. As well as many views of Egypt we also have available views of Nubia Petra Sinai the Jordan Tyre Sidon and Baalbec. Please inquire for further details.<br> In the course of two and a half months in 1838 traveling some 800 miles south from Cairo Roberts recorded the monumental temple sites along the Nile in more than a hundred sketches. As the first British artist to sketch the monuments of Ancient Egypt set on "Plains so vast.that until you come near them you have no idea of their magnificence" Roberts was well aware of the stir his drawings would create in London. According to John Ruskin writing in PRAETERITA Roberts's drawings "were the first studies ever made conscientiously by an English painter not to exhibit his own skill but to give true portraiture of scenes of historical and religious interest. F.G. Moon and Co. hardcover
180260653London: W. Bulmer & Co. for G. & W. Nicol 1802. First U.K. Edition. First printing. Quarto 27cm. Contemporary sprinkled calf gold roll around outer perimeter of boards board edges tooled in blind titled in gilt on red leather spine label; plain endpapers; ivxxvi1951pp with postscript leaf paginated "188" inserted after p.188; 3 maps 2 folding with routes traced in color compiled by J. Rennell and engraved by J. Walker. Bookplate of John Bacon Lawrey Morritt Rokeby Park. Sound and clean mild rubbing to board edges spine leather dry and cracking internally with a few scatted spots of foxing one folding map with small tear at center fold but otherwise Very Good. Collated and complete. <br /> <br /> First English translation of Hornemann's travels previously published in German Weimar 1801. Hornemann a student at Göttingen was "engaged by the African Association in London with instructions to reach the River Niger by crossing the Sahara from Egypt." When Napoleon's army took Cairo Hornemann managed to gain Napoleon's patronage for his journey. He joined a caravan heading toward Marzuq and visited several oases before turning north to Tripoli. There he "sent despatches back to London" then joined a caravan heading south and disappeared. Later information suggested that he had successfully crossed the Sahara but died of dysentery just north of the Niger. HOWGEGO I H100. W. Bulmer & Co. for G. & W. Nicol unknown
1894224294London : Offices of the Egypt exploration fund 1894-1908 1894. Hardback. Large folio. Good to very good copies all in the original title-blocked cloth-backed printed boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite a well-preserved set overall; tight bright clean and strong.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; Contents; pt. I. The north-western end of the upper platform--pt. II. The ebony shrine northern half of the middle platform--pt. III. End of northern half and southern half of the middle platform--pt. IV. The shrine of Hathor and the southern hall of offerings--pt. V. The upper court and sanctuary. Subjects;Dayr al-Bahri Site Egypt. Series; Memoir Egypt Exploration Fund. Physical description; ill. plate ; 46 x 36 cm. London : Offices of the Egypt exploration fund [1894-1908] hardcover
18983180331898. 25 album card leaves with 117 mounted photographs with captions in pencil below. 12 x 16-1/2 inches. Contemporary half black morocco over pebbled cloth. Extremities worn occasional foxing and thumbsoiling slight curvature to album leaves occasional toning or fading to photographs. 25 album card leaves with 117 mounted photographs with captions in pencil below. 12 x 16-1/2 inches. Anonymous album containing numerous photographs of scenery people and sport primarily in India Kashmir and surrounding area Zoji La is a high mountain pass in the Himalayas in the Indian union territory of Ladakh The Sind Valley 4 are large 11-1/2 x 9 inch plates. but with a small Egypt section at the end. Photos of campsites horses military troops picnics and gatherings cultural sights etc. many with penciled-in captions at dated 1891 in some.<br /> <br /> With at least 4 phortos of polo at Alexandria. unknown
184526561London: F.G. Moon and Co. 1845. From the Standard Folio First Edition limited to 500 sets only. A single original hand-coloured lithographic plate drawn on stone by Louis Haghe after David Roberts' paintings done on location in 1838. Printed on a single folio sheet 24" x 16.5" the captioned image is 19.5" x 13" now presented in cream mounting boards 30" x 24" glazed behind clear mylar. Beautifully hand-coloured to the highest standards of the time. An example in excellent condition clean fresh beautifully preserved. FROM One of the most desirable of all travel and COLOURplate books. We have a good number of impressive images from the Standard Folio Edition of this classic work available for purchase. As well as many views of Egypt we also have available views of Nubia Petra Sinai the Jordan Tyre Sidon and Baalbec. Please inquire for further details.<br> In the course of two and a half months in 1838 traveling some 800 miles south from Cairo Roberts recorded the monumental temple sites along the Nile in more than a hundred sketches. As the first British artist to sketch the monuments of Ancient Egypt set on "Plains so vast.that until you come near them you have no idea of their magnificence" Roberts was well aware of the stir his drawings would create in London. According to John Ruskin writing in PRAETERITA Roberts's drawings "were the first studies ever made conscientiously by an English painter not to exhibit his own skill but to give true portraiture of scenes of historical and religious interest. F.G. Moon and Co. hardcover
184826558London: F.G. Moon and Co. 1848. From the Standard Folio First Edition limited to 500 sets only. A single original hand-coloured lithographic plate drawn on stone by Louis Haghe after David Roberts' paintings done on location in 1838. Printed on a single folio sheet 17.25" x 24" the captioned image is 13.25" x 21" now presented in cream mounting boards 30" x 24" glazed behind clear mylar. Beautifully hand-coloured to the highest standards of the time. An example in excellent condition clean fresh beautifully preserved. FROM One of the most desirable of all travel and COLOURplate books. We have a good number of impressive images from the Standard Folio Edition of this classic work available for purchase. As well as many views of Egypt we also have available views of Nubia Petra Sinai the Jordan Tyre Sidon and Baalbec. Please inquire for further details.<br> In the course of two and a half months in 1838 traveling some 800 miles south from Cairo Roberts recorded the monumental temple sites along the Nile in more than a hundred sketches. As the first British artist to sketch the monuments of Ancient Egypt set on "Plains so vast.that until you come near them you have no idea of their magnificence" Roberts was well aware of the stir his drawings would create in London. According to John Ruskin writing in PRAETERITA Roberts's drawings "were the first studies ever made conscientiously by an English painter not to exhibit his own skill but to give true portraiture of scenes of historical and religious interest. F.G. Moon and Co. hardcover