(HENNIKER, Sir Frederick.) Notes during a visit to Egypt, Nubia, The Oasis, Mount Sinai and Jerusalem.
First Edition. 8vo, pp. x, [2], 340; aquatint vignette to the title page, folding panoramic frontispiece, 2 engraved plates (1 folding with a view of Mount Sinai Convent). Bound in modern half calf with red morocco lettering piece. Published by John Murray (London), 1823.
Some light wear to the rear board, a little offsetting from the engraved plates. A Near Fine copy.
This work provides an account of Sir Frederick Henniker’s travels in the Middle East, primarily focusing on his travels in Egypt. The illustrations of Jerusalem and Mount Sinai Convent were engraved by George Hunt after drawings by Sir Frederick Henniker. (Abbey 376; Kalfatovic 258; Ibraham-Hilmy I.298.)
This copy has notable provenance being from the Library of the late William St Clair FBA, FRSL (1937-2021). William St Clair, was an esteemed Author and Historian, whose primary research interests included the history of books, ancient Greece and biography.
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First Edition. 8vo, pp. x, [2], 340; aquatint vignette to the title page, folding panoramic frontispiece, 2 engraved plates (1 folding with a view of Mount Sinai Convent). Bound in modern half calf with red morocco lettering piece. Published by John Murray (London), 1823.
Some light wear to the rear board, a little offsetting from the engraved plates. A Near Fine copy.
This work provides an account of Sir Frederick Henniker’s travels in the Middle East, primarily focusing on his travels in Egypt. The illustrations of Jerusalem and Mount Sinai Convent were engraved by George Hunt after drawings by Sir Frederick Henniker. (Abbey 376; Kalfatovic 258; Ibraham-Hilmy I.298.)
This copy has notable provenance being from the Library of the late William St Clair FBA, FRSL (1937-2021). William St Clair, was an esteemed Author and Historian, whose primary research interests included the history of books, ancient Greece and biography.
Please contact us for shipping costs if ordering from outside the UK.
First Edition. 8vo, pp. x, [2], 340; aquatint vignette to the title page, folding panoramic frontispiece, 2 engraved plates (1 folding with a view of Mount Sinai Convent). Bound in modern half calf with red morocco lettering piece. Published by John Murray (London), 1823.
Some light wear to the rear board, a little offsetting from the engraved plates. A Near Fine copy.
This work provides an account of Sir Frederick Henniker’s travels in the Middle East, primarily focusing on his travels in Egypt. The illustrations of Jerusalem and Mount Sinai Convent were engraved by George Hunt after drawings by Sir Frederick Henniker. (Abbey 376; Kalfatovic 258; Ibraham-Hilmy I.298.)
This copy has notable provenance being from the Library of the late William St Clair FBA, FRSL (1937-2021). William St Clair, was an esteemed Author and Historian, whose primary research interests included the history of books, ancient Greece and biography.
Please contact us for shipping costs if ordering from outside the UK.