BUDGE, Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis.- Cook's handbook for Egypt and the Sûdân. Second edition. London, Thos. Cook, 1906.
Estimation :
200 / 250
Description
In-8°; vignettes in the text and 9 coloured folding maps, one in a pocked at the end of the work (small damages on the first pp.).
Publisher's binding : black cloth, gilt title on upper board, flat spine with gilt title, red sprinkled edges (two circle scratches on upper board).
Touristical guide exploring the most famous cities, monuments and temples accompanied with historical descriptions : Alexandria, Museum of Egyptian Antiquities of Cairo, Pyramids of Saqqara, Faiyum and Lake Moeris, Luxor, Karnak, Abu Simbel, Karthoum, etc. Preceded by an introduction on the history, hieroglyphs, religion, architecture, etc. and with an interesting English-Arabic vocabulary. Budge (1857-1934) made numerous trips to Egypt ans Sudan to buy antiquities for the British Museum.
IHFZ Seconde édition de ce guide de voyage illustré. Pleine toile noire d'édition.
Publisher's binding : black cloth, gilt title on upper board, flat spine with gilt title, red sprinkled edges (two circle scratches on upper board).
Touristical guide exploring the most famous cities, monuments and temples accompanied with historical descriptions : Alexandria, Museum of Egyptian Antiquities of Cairo, Pyramids of Saqqara, Faiyum and Lake Moeris, Luxor, Karnak, Abu Simbel, Karthoum, etc. Preceded by an introduction on the history, hieroglyphs, religion, architecture, etc. and with an interesting English-Arabic vocabulary. Budge (1857-1934) made numerous trips to Egypt ans Sudan to buy antiquities for the British Museum.
IHFZ Seconde édition de ce guide de voyage illustré. Pleine toile noire d'édition.
