AEGYPTIACA: Or, Observations on Certain Antiquities of Egypt. Part I. (all published) The History of Pompey's Pillar elucidated.
WHITE, Joseph.
Verlag: Oxford at the University Press for the author sold by Messrs. Cadell and Davies; and by the booksellers in Oxford, 1801
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Part I only. (Part 2: Abddollatif's Account of the Antiquities of Egypt, written in Arabic A.D. 1203 was never published, see: Library Hub Discover). FIRST EDITION 1801, ONCE IN THE LIBRARY OF COL. SAMUEL BARRETTE MILES, PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR, Professor of Arabic in the University of Oxford. Text in English with quotations and examples in Arabic, Greek and Latin, 4to, approximately 315 x 235 mm, 12½ x 9¼ inches, 7 engraved plates including 1 folding map of Alexandria, pages: xiii, 127, pages 126-127 misnumbered 226-227, bound in half calf over marbled sides, gilt dividing lines, rebacked to match with gilt decoration and lettering. Corners worn, board showing slightly at tips, marbled paper darkened along edges, a few small pieces of marbled paper missing, bookseller's tiny label, reference library bookplate, presented by Mrs Miles in memory of her husband Col. Samuel Barrette Miles 1920 author of "THE COUNTRIES AND TRIBES OF THE PERSIAN GULF" and neat ink library numbers on front pastedown, small unobtrusive blind library stamp to title page, 3 text pages and to each plate, slight faint foxing to margins of plates, pages next to plates faintly browned, very slight faint foxing to 3 images, contents otherwise bright and clean, binding tight and firm. A very good copy. Joseph White (1745-1814), orientalist and theologian has inscribed the title page at the top: 'J. Newell from the Author'. For his researches he consulted 18th century accounts of French and English travellers and examined ancient sources in Arabic, Greek and Latin. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 48886
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Titel: AEGYPTIACA: Or, Observations on Certain ...
Verlag: Oxford at the University Press for the author sold by Messrs. Cadell and Davies; and by the booksellers in Oxford
Erscheinungsdatum: 1801
Einband: Hardcover
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AEGYPTIACA: Or, Observations on Certain Antiquities of Egypt. Part I. (all published) The History of Pompey's Pillar elucidated.
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Oxford at the University Press for the author sold by Messrs. Cadell and Davies; and by the booksellers in Oxford, 1801
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Anbieter: Roger Middleton P.B.F.A., Oxford, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Part I only. (Part 2: Abddollatif's Account of the Antiquities of Egypt, written in Arabic A.D. 1203 was never published, see: Library Hub Discover). FIRST EDITION 1801, ONCE IN THE LIBRARY OF COL. SAMUEL BARRETTE MILES, PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR, Professor of Arabic in the University of Oxford. Text in English with quotations and examples in Arabic, Greek and Latin, 4to, approximately 315 x 235 mm, 12½ x 9¼ inches, 7 engraved plates including 1 folding map of Alexandria, pages: xiii, 127, pages 126-127 misnumbered 226-227, bound in half calf over marbled sides, gilt dividing lines, rebacked to match with gilt decoration and lettering. Corners worn, board showing slightly at tips, marbled paper darkened along edges, a few small pieces of marbled paper missing, bookseller's tiny label, reference library bookplate, presented by Mrs Miles in memory of her husband Col. Samuel Barrette Miles 1920 author of "THE COUNTRIES AND TRIBES OF THE PERSIAN GULF" and neat ink library numbers on front pastedown, small unobtrusive blind library stamp to title page, 3 text pages and to each plate, slight faint foxing to margins of plates, pages next to plates faintly browned, very slight faint foxing to 3 images, contents otherwise bright and clean, binding tight and firm. A very good copy. Joseph White (1745-1814), orientalist and theologian has inscribed the title page at the top: 'J. Newell from the Author'. For his researches he consulted 18th century accounts of French and English travellers and examined ancient sources in Arabic, Greek and Latin. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 50289
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