Egypt from William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA

Very rare (none on WorldCat & only one at auction in the last century) panorama of Cairo. This copy in unique original color measuring 39.75 x 16 in (101 x 40.5 cm). Dry mounted to board. First Jaillot edition but possibly preceded by an edition of his father-in-law, Jacques Callot, which is now lost. (Cf.Christie's 20 July 2018). Engraved on… Read more about this item

Green cloth covered boards with faded gilt particulars. French and English text with some captions in Arabic. Arabic notation to title page in ink. One fold-out map of the Nile to the front. Front cover fabric slightly loose from board (see image). No previous owners' names or other defacements. pp. 290 [xvi] with approximately 200 unnumbered pages of plates. 9.5 x 12.75… Read more about this item

Brown leather with gilt detailing and labels to spine. Four raised bands, silk ribbon, and moire endpapers. All edges gilt. Previous owner's stamp to title page and last page. Minor staining to boards and wear to gilt on edges, but overall a clean copy. Scarce. 6.75 x 9.5 in

Mémoires de la Société Royale de Géographie d'Egypte. Cream linen-covered boards; morocco labels to spine. vii, 149, [1], viii plates. Eight folding maps, six of which are colored. Small loss to cartouche of plate four & Tables des Matieres (nether affecting text). Foxing & thumbing to covers; losses to fore-edge (see images). 10 x 13.9 inches

Burgundy Japanese paper over original leather; red cloth boards. Gilt rule to boards, paper label adhered to spine; and gilt particulars to front board. All edges gilt. 37 albumen prints. Ex-library stamps [Barrow Public Library] to verso of each plate, notes in pencil to verso of first free leaf, otherwise no other names or markings (see image). Slightf oxing… Read more about this item

Scarce two volume set of half red Morocco with gilt floriated panels and title to spine; five raised bands. Marbled endpapers. Previous owner's bookplates to front; otherwise no previous owner's names or other markings.. Worn corners and top of volume I spine. Pp. [viii] 399 Vol. Pp. [viii] 448 4.5 x 6.5 in

Dark brown cloth boards with debossed decoration to boards and gilt particulars to spine. Bookplate of M.C.C. Stopes to front pastedown. Organized into two parts, Egypt and Babylonia, then further into 10 sections. Some topics for Egypt include: The Sun God and the Ennead, Animal Worship, The Sacred Books, and Osiris and the Osirian Faith, as well as others. Some… Read more about this item

Set of Volume IV; 15 fascicules purchased at time of publication. All in light green wraps, top of pages uncut. "[Ramesside Inscriptions] is designed to bring together the principal hieroglyphic inscriptions of the 19th and 20th Dynasties in a compact and accurate edition that shall be both comprehensive and handy to use, to meet a longstanding need." Volume IV covers… Read more about this item

Blue cloth with gilt particulars to front board and spine. Facsimile copy of the 1912 edition created c. 1972; scholar in a nice binding printed on recto only with ample space for notes. Includes additional articles related to Le Conte du Naufrage in English: Notes on the Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor by Alan Gardiner; Notes on the Story of… Read more about this item

Maroon cloth with Caslon gilt particulars to front board and spine, facsimile copy of the 1873 edition created c. 1972 by scholar in a nice binding printed on recto only with ample space for notes. French text. 476 pp. 8 3/4 x 11 inches

Complete set of Volume VIII; 10 fascicules purchased at time of publication. All in light green wraps, top of pages uncut. "[Ramesside Inscriptions] is designed to bring together the principal hieroglyphic inscriptions of the 19th and 20th Dynasties in a compact and accurate edition that shall be both comprehensive and handy to use, to meet a longstanding need." Volume VIII… Read more about this item

Complete set of Volume V; 19 fascicules purchased at time of publication. All in light green wraps, top of pages uncut. "[Ramesside Inscriptions] is designed to bring together the principal hieroglyphic inscriptions of the 19th and 20th Dynasties in a compact and accurate edition that shall be both comprehensive and handy to use, to meet a longstanding need." Volume V… Read more about this item

Complete set of Volume VII; 16 fascicules purchased at time of publication. In fine condition. All in light green wraps, top of pages uncut. "[Ramesside Inscriptions] is designed to bring together the principal hieroglyphic inscriptions of the 19th and 20th Dynasties in a compact and accurate edition that shall be both comprehensive and handy to use, to meet a longstanding… Read more about this item

Two volumes with bright gilt to covers & spines. Full red cloth. Top edges gilt. Foxing to edges. A nice clean set without previous owners' names or other markings.