Travels in Upper and Lower Egypt, Undertaken By Order of the Old Government of France

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2nd English edition. 4to., Hardcover, rebacked in quarter maroon cloth over contemporary calf boards, new endpapers, paper spine label. 27.5x2x5.8 cm. Debrett. London. 1800. xl, 730, (12) 1 errata, 1 ads, pp. + plates. Portrait frontis, 27 engraved plates, one folding map. Very good, light shelfwear, corners bumped, pages toned, scattered foxing,. Translated from the French. Sonnini was a naturalist and historian famous for his contributions to the Histoire Naturelle. Here is his account of a French expedition to Egypt 20 years prior to the celebrated Napoleonic Campaign. Heavy book, may require extra shipping. weight: 5.1 lb.