Egypt and Its Monuments
by Hichens, Robert
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Spine darkened and leaning; rubbed, soiled, and edgeworn to boards, with slight loss to corners and spine ends; front cover star
- Seller
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Addison, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Spine darkened and leaning; rubbed, soiled, and edgeworn to boards, with slight loss to corners and spine ends; front cover starting; front hinge lightly cracked; minor toning. About very good. YLN-7.
Robert Hichens. Jules Guérin, illustrator. Egypt and Its Monuments. New York: The Century Co., 1908. First edition.
Quarto. 272pp. Illustrated, with color plates by Guérin. Publisher's orange pictorial cloth, stamped in gilt to spine and front cover, top edge gilt.
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Details
- Bookseller
- InkQ Rare Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7
- Title
- Egypt and Its Monuments
- Author
- Hichens, Robert
- Book Condition
- Used - Spine darkened and leaning; rubbed, soiled, and edgeworn to boards, with slight loss to corners and spine ends; front cover star
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Keywords
- Egypt, Travel, Illustrated, Jules Guérin
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Addison, Texas
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