MARIETTE-BEY (Auguste). Journey Through Upper Egypt. Volume - Lot 263

MARIETTE-BEY (Auguste). Journey Through Upper Egypt. Volume Two. Cairo, A. Mourès; Paris, Goupil & Cie, 1878. Folio size, dark green half-shagreen, green percaline covers, wide lace trim with Egyptian motifs, spandrel motifs, gilt title on the front cover and special embossing, decorated spine, gilt edges (Magnier). First edition of this important collection by the Egyptologist Auguste Mariette (1821–1881). Volume Two presented separately, in its publisher’s cardboard slipcase, complete with all 45 beautiful black-and-white photographic plates (nos. 39–83). From the Lucien Allienne Library. Scuffs on the binding; worn corners.

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