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Click here to see our other books! Travels in Upper and Lower Egypt, Undertaken by Order of the Old Government of France C. S. Sonnini 1800 J. Debrett : London 10.5" by 8" [3], ii-xxv, [2], xxviii-xxix, [2], xxxii-xl, [1], 2-730, [14pp] SUMMARY The first edition thus of Charles-Nicolas Sonnini's travelogue on his time in Egypt, illustrated throughout, including with a folding map. First Edition,Folding Maps,Illustrated,Leather Binding,Rebound Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 3 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 36.99 EU Postage : £ 25.99 European Postage: £ 27.99 Asia Postage: £ 47.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 69.99 DESCRIPTION The first English edition of this work published in one volume. A 1799 edition was published in three volumes. Illustrated with a frontispiece, a folding map, and twenty-seven plates. Collated, complete. ESTC citation number T150187. One page of publisher's adverts to the rear. Sonnini's detailed travel work on Egypt as it was towards the end eighteenth century, detailing the author's expedition to Egypt in the 1770s. An interesting study on the natural history of Egypt. Written by Charles-Nicolas-Sigisbert Sonnini de Manoncourt. Sonnini was a French naturalist, writing one-hundred and seventy-two volumes of 'Histoire Naturelle' over his career. Translated from French to English by Henry Hunter, a Scottish minister known for his translations of Leonard Euler and Johann Kaspar Lavater. Stamp to Ricardo Caminos to the first leaf of the translator's preface. Caminos was an Egyptologist, who focused on epigraphy and palaeoraphy. CONDITION Rebound in a modern half calf binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, smart. A little fraying to the cloth to the front joint. Minor bumping to the extremities. Light marks to the boards and spine. A little discolouration to the spine. Small tear to the tail of the front endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with some odd spots. Folding map is cloth-backed., with a small repair. Small repair to the head of the title page. Prior owner's stamp to leaf i. Small closed tear to plate VI, with no loss. Spots to the folding map and plates. Overall Condition: Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques