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EgyptA collection of 24 volumes, including:Belzoni (Giovanni Battista) Narrative of the Operations and Recent Discoveries ... in Egypt and Nubia, text vol. only, second edition, lithographed portrait frontispiece, 2 plates, folding map, lacking half-title, intermittent spotting and browning, contemporary calf gilt, stained, cracking to spine and some loss to extremities, John Murray, 1821; Norden (Frederick Lewis) Travels in Egypt and Nubia ... enlarged with observations from ancient and modern authors, that have written on the antiquities of Egypt, 2 vols. in 1, First English edition in octavo, folding engraved frontispiece map and 6 folding plates, short tear to map, 6pp. publisher’s adverts at rear, near-contemporary ink annotations to lower margin, bookplate to front pastedown, modern half cloth, Lockyer Davis & Charles Reymers, 1757; Taylor (Bayard) Life and Landscapes from Egypt to the Negro Kingdoms of the White Nile: Being a Journey to Central Africa, portrait frontispiece, folding map at rear (with a repaired tear), four lithographic plates, some staining and spotting throughout, ink signature to verso of frontispiece, later half calf gilt, morocco lettering labels to spine, rubbed, Sampson Low, 1854; v.s., including two other general travel titles (24)
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Egypt
24-volume Egypt collection including Giovanni Battista Belzoni's 1821 Egypt/Nubia Operations text volume only (second edition), lithographed portrait frontispiece, 2 plates, folding map, lacking half-title, spotting/browning, contemporary calf gilt, stained, spine cracking/extremity loss, John Murray.
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349 €(£300)–465 €(£400)
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Price checked 26/09/2026, 04:57:04
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- 1 Oct 2026, 12:00:00
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- 1 Oct 2026, 12:00:00
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