Egypt & Nubia From Drawings Made On The Spot By David Roberts R.A. With Historical Descriptions By William Brockedon, F.R.S. Lithographed By Louis Haghe. Vol. I, II, III by DAVID ROBERTS

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DAVID ROBERTS (1796–1864)

Egypt & Nubia From Drawings Made On The Spot By David Roberts R.A. With Historical Descriptions By William Brockedon, F.R.S. Lithographed By Louis Haghe. Vol. I, II, III

Year 1846-49

Medium 3 vols, large folio. Contemporary red half morocco by M. Ogle & Son of Glasgow, spines with 6 raised bands, each decorated with triple gilt fillets, compartments richly gilt and lettered direct, sides and corners trimmed with quadruple gilt fillets, Placard pattern marbled sides, pale primrose surface-paper endpapers, gilt edges. With 121 tinted lithographed plates, 61 of which are full page, 60 half-page, and 3 vignette-titles, in the scarcest form, with original hand-colour, cut to the edge of the image and mounted on card in imitation of watercolours, as issued, mounted on guards throughout.

Dimensions 60 x 43 cm 23 1/2 x 16 3/4 in.

Signed and dated London,: F.G. Moon, 20, Threadneedle Street, Publisher In Ordinary To Her Majesty., MDCCCXLVI. (- MDCCCXLIX.), Day & Haghe (Day & Son) Lithrs. to the Queen.

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