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EGYPT

by R. Talbot Kelly

Illustrated by R. Talbot Kelly

Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1st. 1902

Almost very good condition. De Luxe Limited Edition of 500 numbered copies, signed by the author. Bevelled boards. Heavy duty cloth boards with gilt titles and colour pattern. Top edge gilt. 75 tissue-guarded colour plates. xiii and 239 numbered pages.

SIGNED by the author (no dedication) and numbered 238 (of 500). Boards grubby and stained, rear edge of spine has a small patch of cloth fraying.Joints cracked, rear endpaper missing. Binding of first few pages weak and will possibly disintegrate further so that the pages are loose. Binding glue drying out and thus a few weak spots. A few foxspots throughout. All plates present and clean.

Stock no. 1825638

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Contents

  • CHAPTER I
  • INTRODUCTORY
  • CHAPTER II
  • CAIRO
  • CHAPTER III
  • STREETS AND BAZAARS
  • CHAPTER IV
  • MOSQUES AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS
  • CHAPTER V
  • THE ENVIRONMENTS OF CAIRO
  • CHAPTER VI
  • THE NILE
  • CHAPTER VII
  • THE FIRST CATARACT
  • CHAPTER VIII
  • THE LOWER NILE
  • CHAPTER IX
  • CANAL LIFE IN THE DELTA
  • CHAPTER X
  • RIDING THROUGH THE LAND OF GOSHEN
  • CHAPTER XI
  • THE LIFE OF THE "FELLAH"
  • CHAPTER XII
  • THE DESERT AND TEH BEDAWIN
  • CHAPTER XIII
  • RELIGION AND CHARACTER OF THE EGYPTIANS
  • CHAPTER XIV
  • CONDITION OF THE PEOPLE AND SOME PROBLEMS

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