This is the rating and price for The Funeral Tent Of An Egyptian Queen. Printed In Colours, In Facsimile, From The Author'S Drawings Taken At Boulak. Together With The Latest Information Regarding Other Monuments And Discoveries., 1882

Description : Title: The Funeral Tent of an Egyptian Queen. Printed in Colours, in Facsimile, from the Author's Drawings Taken at Boulak. Together with the Latest Information Regarding Other Monuments and Discoveries. With Translations of the Hieroglyphic Texts and Explanatory Notices of the Various Emblems. Author: Henry Villiers-Stuart - Henry Windsor Villiers-Stuart (13 September 1827 – 12 October 1895), was a British soldier, politician, clergyman and author. [Courtesy Wikipedia.] Publisher: John Murray City: London Year: 1882 Binding Style: Hardcover Pagination: xii / 163 pages Width: 7 Height: 10.5 Book Details: From the preface: In addition to the funeral canopy which it has been my main object to place before the public in its original colours, as an interesting contribution to our knowledge of Egyptian Art, I have also added all I have been able to discover as to the less known pyramids, and the very ancient monuments in their neighbourhood, and I have also taken the opportunity of completing my account of an important historical tomb I discovered in 1879, and of adding to it descriptions of some of the miscellaneous treasures found at Deir el Bahari, and not yet described. Condition / Notes: This antique volume is bound in green cloth covers with stamped gilt lettering and pictorial ornamentation on the spine and front cover. There is moderate external wear, including rubbing at the edges and corners and some fraying to the top/bottom of the spine. The rear hinge has been reinforced with tape on the inside. The text block is solid and is adorned with navy endpapers. A pocket at the front pastedown holds a large fold-out map, with moderate age toning and some tears along the creases and tape repairs. The fold-out frontispiece depicts the facade of a tomb. The pages show mild age toning and scattered light spotting/foxing. This work is profusely illustrated with 31 plates, variously tissue-guarded, hand-colored, and fold-out. For lots which include only books, our shipping charge applies to any address within the fifty United States. For lots which are not books, the stated shipping cost in this listing will apply only to addresses within the continental 48 states. Within those parameters, the shipping cost for this lot will be: $6.50
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