Travels in Egypt and Nubia. Lockyer Davis, London, 1757, First Edition; Complete in Two Volumes Bound in One; LARGE FOLIO: 59 X 48 Cms. (23 1/4 x 19 inches). With 162 Plates. Full Leather
By NORDEN, FREDERIK LUDWIG
Translated from the original . and enlarged with observations . by Dr. Peter Templeman. Complete with: 2 half-titles, 2 engraved frontispieces (including one portrait) plus 162 engraved plates, maps and plans on 160 sheets (Plates numbered 1-159, with 2 plates having 2 numbers Plus an extra 3, not numbered: making up the 162 plates on 160 sheets), engraved head- and tail-pieces and initials. BINDING: Near contemporary full leather. CONDITION: Rebacked in the last 50 years with new spine; lacking the marbled endpapers; light foxing; one plate with damp stain to bottom margin (well away from image); few small margin tears; on the whole a very good copy. NOTE: (Norden, a Captain in the Danish Navy, made a journey in 1737-1738 through Egypt as far south as Sudan at the request of King Christian VI of Denmark. He (Blackmer). Size: 59 X 48 Cms. (23 1/4 x 19 inches).
Published by: For Lockyer Davis and Charles Reymers, London, 1757
Vendor: Ely Books
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By NORDEN, FREDERIK LUDWIG
Translated from the original . and enlarged with observations . by Dr. Peter Templeman. Complete with: 2 half-titles, 2 engraved frontispieces (including one portrait) plus 162 engraved plates, maps and plans on 160 sheets (Plates numbered 1-159, with 2 plates having 2 numbers Plus an extra 3, not numbered: making up the 162 plates on 160 sheets), engraved head- and tail-pieces and initials. BINDING: Near contemporary full leather. CONDITION: Rebacked in the last 50 years with new spine; lacking the marbled endpapers; light foxing; one plate with damp stain to bottom margin (well away from image); few small margin tears; on the whole a very good copy. NOTE: (Norden, a Captain in the Danish Navy, made a journey in 1737-1738 through Egypt as far south as Sudan at the request of King Christian VI of Denmark. He (Blackmer). Size: 59 X 48 Cms. (23 1/4 x 19 inches).
Published by: For Lockyer Davis and Charles Reymers, London, 1757
Vendor: Ely Books
