1988 Egypt in 1800 Scenes from Napoleon's Description de l'Egypte First Editi...

Description: Click here to see our other books! Egypt in 1800: Scenes from Napoleon's Description de l'Egypte Robert Anderson; Ibrahim Fawzy [ed.] 1988 Barrie and Jenkins : London 13" by 10.5" 196pp SUMMARY The first edition of this series of historical commentary of Egypt in 1800, based off a selection of engraved plates from Napoleon's 'Description de l'Egypte'. Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding,With Dustwrapper Overall Condition: Near Fine This book weighs 1.5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 23.99 EU Postage: £ 18.99 European Postage: £ 19.99 Asia Postage: £ 31.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 32.99 DESCRIPTION First edition. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. This work has selected 174 engraved plates to discuss, extracted from the monumental Description de l'Egypte, a series of publications first appearing in 1890 that aimed to catalog all known aspects of ancient and modern Egypt, as well as its natural history. The collaborative work was completed by the savants that accompanied Napoleon's expeditionary force to Egypt in 1798. This study of the plates paint a fascinating portrait of Egypt at the turn of the century, with captions written by experts in their fields from the British Museum, University College London and more. Edited by Robert Anderson and Ibrahim Fawzy. CONDITION In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart with minimal shelf wear and areas of darkening to the cloth around the hinges. Dust wrapper is excellent with minor edgewear only. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Overall Condition: Near Fine Near Fine GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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