Travels in Upper and Lower Egypt: Undertaken by Order of the Old Government of France
by Sonnini de Manoncourt, Charles Nicholas Sigisbert, 1751-1812
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- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
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Hamden, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London: J. Debrett, 1800. Hardcover. Good. Translated from the French. portrait (of the author), folding map, 27 plates (numbered I-XXVI and XXVIII). xl, 730p. plus [12]p. index, [1]p. errata and [1]p. publisher's advertisements. Old (probably contemporary) leather which has been rebacked with worn portions of old backstrip mounted. 28cm. Cover edges worn. Backstrip and adjacent areas darkened. Moderate foxing and wear on plates and map. Many prefer this larger format single volume in English to the smaller format 1799 edition in 3 volumes. Sonnini devotes a couple of pages (at 162-164) to pederastic practics and a bit more space to female circumcision (at pages 263-265).
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- Bookseller
- McBlain Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 84158
- Title
- Travels in Upper and Lower Egypt: Undertaken by Order of the Old Government of France
- Author
- Sonnini de Manoncourt, Charles Nicholas Sigisbert, 1751-1812
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J. Debrett
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1800
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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McBlain Books
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About McBlain Books
Our second floor shop contains about 15,000 volumes and is open by appointment. Established 1970. We have been a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America for over 45 years. While there is a heavy emphasis in our stock on African Americana, Africa, Asia and the Middle East we also buy and sell antiquarian books on other subjects.
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