Egypt from Craftsbury Antiquarian Books

London: Printed for Rodwell and Martin , 1818. Book. Illus. by 20 plates, 1 folding, and one a route map in Egypt. Near Fine. 3/4 Leather. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. New leather spine and corners with raised bands on the spine and bright gilt title and author. Original marbled boards, and also endpapers. … Read more about this item

Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1903. Book. Very Good. 3/4 Leather. Later Reprint. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. As customary, this is a rebinding of the Tauchnitz reprint, this time in 3/4 brown morocco, with brown boards and raised bands on the spine. Fresh gilt title. Slight wear at the corners and the spine is not faded. … Read more about this item

Cairo: The Amalgamated Press of Egypt, 1929. Book. Illus. by profuse advertisements for local businesses, book stores, typewriters, etc. Very Good. Soft cover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A most unusual and now scarcee pamphlet of useful gauges, conversion rates Egyptian and British & Metric weights and Measures, interspersed with interesting advertisements from the era of British rule… Read more about this item

Germany: self published, 1934. Book. Illus. by 207 mounted photos, about 1/3 postcards, plus a route map in color . Near Fine. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A thick photo album 32 cm (12 1/2 inches) tall in brown cloth with a gilt title on the spine. Solid hinges, only a hint of edge wear.… Read more about this item

London: The Royal Asiatic Society, 1921. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8 Vo. Near fine black cloth, blind stamped along edges on both boards, gilt title on the spine. Vol. XV of the Oriental Translation Fund, New Series, translated from the third volume of the Arabic chronicle of Muhammed Ibh Ahmed Ibn Iyas, an eyewitness of the scenes… Read more about this item

Cairo : Lehnert and Landrock, 1974. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Fine copy, a primer in reading the ancient Egyptian language. No prior owner marks.

New York: Tim Duggin Books, 2016. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. An unread copyy. Original cloth with no edge wear nor other defects, with a fine dust jacket that is NOT price clipped. An astute portrait of Cairo after the Arab Spring. Beautifully written. Recommended. .

London: George Routledge & Sons, 1929. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very nice original red cloth, with very slight edge wear and fresh black title on both unfaded spines. Mild foxing here and there throughout both volumes. The author was a poet essayist and translator, a major figure of… Read more about this item

London: Murray, 1873. Book. Illus. by 11 Maps and 29 Plans, 7 Views, complete. Good. Cloth. 4th Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Limp red cloth in imitation of the German Baedeker guides. John Murray was the leading publisher of travel books in English at this time. The 1872 advertisements are interesting, but 30 pages… Read more about this item

New York and Milan: Newsweek & Arnoldo Mondadori, 1978. Book. Illus. by Profuse Color Photos. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A splendid book of ancient Imperial Egypt, as housed in one of the world's great museums. Book design in grey cloth with gilt lettering by Fiorenzo Georgi, with no edgewear, no foxing or… Read more about this item

Cambridge: Cambridge Univ Press, 1993. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Drawn from Arabic sources, the book covers annual festivities, religious celebrations, literature, and the growing influence of Sufism, all in the medival context. Pages xv, 148. Very tight and clean, inside and out. No prior owner marks..

London: Hakluyt Society, 1996. Book. Illus. by 4 Maps and 14 Illustrations. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Schuver was a Dutch explorer, who went south from Cairo in 1880, seeking a new route to East Africa. The Mahdist revolt in Sudan forced him into the hills of the upper Blue Nile and the… Read more about this item

New York: Wiley & Putnam, 1845. Book. Very Good Plus. 3/4 Leather. Third Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Travel in 1843 to the Middle East. Pages xiv, 238 and 242.Volume one is mostly on Egypt, with a bit on Nubia (Sudan) and Ethiopia. Volume two is mostly on Syria,Lebanon and Palestine with a bit on… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1987. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine black cloth with dark blue boards and no edgewear, bright gilt title on unfaded spine. Dustjacket near fine, Not price-clipped, no tears and only a hint of edgewear. Sadly, there is some pencil underlining to an otherwise clean and tight… Read more about this item

London: A & C Black, 1909. Book. Illus. by 26 Watercolors & 21 Chapter Head & Tail Pieces. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. With the scarce dustjacket, intact except for the top inch of the spine. Gilt title on spine is some dulled. Nice travel writing in Ireland,… Read more about this item

London: Century , 1987. Book. Illus. by endpaper maps and 8 pages illustrations. Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine copy in green cloth with bright gilt title on the unfaded spine. Dustjacket fine, not price-clipped. Inside, as new, no prior owner marks. Through Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Parkyns… Read more about this item

Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1864. Book. Illus. by 16 Full Page Plates Including Engraved title/frontispiece. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. All plates as called for in the list of illustrations, including 4 full page woodcuts, 8 lithographs in color and 4 tinted lithographs. A fine exploration of Egypt from Alexandria to… Read more about this item

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1952. Book. Illus. by 15 Pages of Photos. Near Fine. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original yellow cloth with a hint of edgewear.Title in black on the unfaded spine. A red dust jacket that is NOT price clipped and has only one small closed tear along the bottom edge. … Read more about this item

NYC: D. Appleton, 1902. Book. Illus. by Color Frontispiece. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Slight edgewear at the corners and spine ends, with gilt design of flowers and British and Egyptian flags on the front. Top edge gilt, no fading to the dark blue cloth. Donovan Pasha being an important… Read more about this item

New York: MacMillan ., 1914. Book. Illus. by 6 portraits. Near Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. near fine original green cloth, with fresh gilt title on the front and the spine. Very unusual, the dustjacket is still present, has some edgewear and a one inch square piece missing from the bottom edge of… Read more about this item