Sun & Shadow At Aswan; A Commentary on dams and resrvoirs on the Nile at Aswan, yesterday, today, and perhaps tomorrow.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1959. b/w illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. London: Chapman & Hall, 1959. More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1959. b/w illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. London: Chapman & Hall, 1959. More
New York: Viking, 1973. 175 b/w illustrations. 231pp. Short square 4to, brown cloth, d.w. New York: Viking Press/Brooklyn Museum, (1973). First edition. A very good(+) copy. More
London: J. Arrowsmith, 1842. Map. Engraving with original hand-coloring. Image measures 20.5 x 23.25". This lovely map of Nubia and Abyssinia shows the upper Nile, Ethiopia, Sudan and the Yemen. Cities and towns are labeled, particularly as they occur along the region's rivers. Exploration and caravan routes are also included, attesting to the area's importance to trade in the mid-19th century. Annotations are scattered throughout the map and provide insight into contemporary knowledge of the terrain and its inhabitants, such..... More
Leipzig: Baedeker, 1913. 21 maps, several folding 81 plates, 438 pages, 12mo, flexible red boards. Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1913. Seventh Edition. A very good copy. Ownership name on top of title page. More
London: Abbott, 1985. Facsimile edition of the 1929 original. Thick 12mo, ccviii, 495 pages. 106 maps and plans and 56 woodcuts reproduced in black and white, yellow cloth, dust wrapper. an excellent copy. London: David and Charles Newton Abbot, 1985. Fine. More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1969. 8vo, orange cloth, d.w. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (1969). Very good. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1884. xii, 387, [8] pages. Thick 8vo, original dark green cloth with small pictorial image on cover stamped in gilt and black (cloth lightly worn at spine ends). Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1884. First edition. A very good(+) clean copy, surprisingly scarce. More
326pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w.; (d.w. worn & chipped). N.Y., (1959). More
Paris: Flammarion, 1990. Translated by Bambi Ballard. Illustrated throughout in color and b/w. 271 pages. Tall 4to, red cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper spine slightly sunned. (Paris: Flammarion, 1990). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Buffalo, NY: American Polytechnic Company, 1887. Color lithograph. Image measures 19" x 12". Sheet measures 21" x 27 1/4". Plate XXX. This fascinating color lithograph contains a depiction of a funeral ritual from what is commonly referred to as the "Book of the Dead," a papyrus roll of prayers and incantations which the Egyptians buried with their mummies. Published in 1887, the print accurately portrays a real copy of this scroll, held in the collection of the Museum of Leiden..... More
Buffalo, NY: American Polytechnic Company, 1887. Color lithograph. Image measures 15 5/16" x 12". Sheet measures 21" x 27 1/4". Plate XXVI. This color lithograph features a mummy from the Greco-Egyptian period and its decorated case. Published in 1887, the print is highly detailed in its rendering of the case's hieroglyphics, painted decoration, and wear. This print is from a limited edition of Binion's "Ancient Egypt or Mizraim," Vol. II, which is considered a landmark of American chromolithography. This print..... More
Buffalo, NY: American Polytechnic Company, 1887. Color lithograph. Image measures 12" x 18". Sheet measures 21" x 27 1/4". Plate XII. This color lithograph depicts the Ethiopian pyramids located on the western side of Mount Barkal. Published in 1887, the scene clearly demonstrates the vast difference in architectural style between these Ethiopian pyramids and their more famous Egyptian brethren, the former being taller, narrower, and steeper in slope than the latter. A hazy green sky floats above the small pyramids..... More
Buffalo, NY: American Polytechnic Company, 1887. Color lithograph. Image measures 23 1/8" x 18 1/2". Plate XXXIV. Includes supplemental sheet - Translations of Hieroglyphic Inscriptions. Sheet measures 23 1/2" x 19" This color lithograph artfully renders the four sides of the so-called Cleopatra's Needle, famously relocated to New York's Central Park in 1880. Below each side of the obelisk is the square design which adorns the matching part of the pyramid at the obelisk's point. Published only 7 years after..... More
Buffalo, NY: American Polytechnic Company, 1887. Lithograph. Image measures 12 1/8" x 18 5/16". Sheet measures 21" x 27 1/4". Plate X. Rather than a typical three-quarter view, this somewhat bizarre lithograph depicts the Sphinx from an almost full-frontal perspective. Published in 1887, the print dramatically highlights the monument's features with white in order to indicate the extent of the damage they have sustained over time. This print is from a limited edition of Binion's "Ancient Egypt or Mizraim," Vol..... More
Buffalo, NY: American Polytechnic Company, 1887. Color lithograph. Image measures 12" x 18". Sheet measures 21" x 27 1/4". Plate IV. This beautiful color lithograph provides a southern view of the Great Pyramids in Gizeh. Published in 1887, the image situates the three largest monuments along the horizon line such that they divide the orange desert landscape from the hazy green sky. A gathering of three cloaked shepherds to the right of the composition echoes the pyramids' iconic triangular form..... More
Buffalo, NY: American Polytechnic Company, 1887. Color lithograph. Image measures 12" x 18". Sheet measures 21" x 27 1/4". Sheet measures 21" x 27 1/4". Plate XV. This graphic color lithograph depicts a portion of the tomb of Prince Merab, or Merhat, the son of the builder of the Great Pyramid, King Khufu. Published in 1887, the print represents in detail the sculptural and painted images and hieroglyphics adorning the walls of the tomb, which is now housed in the..... More
Buffalo, NY: American Polytechnic Company, 1887. Color lithograph. Image measures 10 1/4" x 17 1/4". Sheet measures 21" x 27 1/4". Plate XXXII. This fascinating color lithograph contains a scene of judgment from what is commonly referred to as the "Book of the Dead," a papyrus roll of prayers and incantations which the Egyptians buried with their mummies. Published in 1887, the print accurately portrays a real copy of this scroll, held in the collection of the Museum of Leiden..... More
Buffalo, NY: American Polytechnic Company, 1887. Color lithograph. Image measures 12" x 18". Sheet measures 21" x 27 1/4". Plate XXXVII. This color lithograph presents a view of the Temple of Luxor at Thebes from the perspective of an island facing the ruins. It is from a limited edition of Binion's "Ancient Egypt or Mizraim," Vol. II, published in 1887 and considered a landmark of American chromolithography. The print is in excellent condition and vividly colored. Samuel Augustus Binion (1853-1914)..... More
Buffalo, NY: American Polytechnic Company, 1887. Color lithograph. Image measures 12" x 18". Sheet measures 21" x 27 1/4". Plate XXVIII. This unusual color lithograph depicts the face and profile of the head of a male mummy. Published in 1887, the print is more artfully than scientifically rendered, depicting in soft grays and browns the effects of time on the man's face. This print is from a limited edition of Binion's "Ancient Egypt or Mizraim," Vol. II, which is considered..... More
Buffalo, NY: American Polytechnic Company, 1887. Color lithograph. Image measures 12" x 18". Sheet measures 21" x 27 1/4". Plate XXVIII. This unusual color lithograph depicts the face and profile of the head of a female mummy. Published in 1887, the print is more artfully than scientifically rendered, depicting in soft grays and browns the effects of time on the woman's face. This print is from a limited edition of Binion's "Ancient Egypt or Mizraim," Vol. II, which is considered..... More
Buffalo, NY: American Polytechnic Company, 1887. Color lithograph. Image measures 12" x 18". Sheet measures 21" x 27 1/4". Plate XVIII. This expansive desert landscape depicts the Tombs, or "Gates," of the Kings, a large necropolis where Egyptian monarchs were buried. Published in 1887, the print accurately portrays the secluded nature of the cemetery, which was accessible only via two paths This print is from a limited edition of Binion's "Ancient Egypt or Mizraim," Vol. II, considered a landmark of..... More
Buffalo, NY: American Polytechnic Company, 1887. Color lithograph. Image measures 12" x 18". Sheet measures 21" x 27 1/4". Plate XIX. This color lithograph depicts an elaborately decorated Egyptian tomb, guarded by two sculptures of women and surrounded by jars and plates containing the provisions the Egyptians believed necessary for the journey to the afterlife. Published in 1887, the print illustrates the intricate designwork executed on the tomb's facade. This print is from a limited edition of Binion's "Ancient Egypt..... More
London: Koenig Books, 2017. Illustrated throughout. Small 4to, stiff pictorial boards. London: Koenig Books, (2017). A fine copy, as new in shrinkwrap. More
Cologne: Walther Konig, 2023. Illustrated throughout. 240 pages. Small 4to, pictorial boards, together with smaller softcover pamphlet. Cologne: Walther Konig, (2023). A fine copy but for bumped corners, still sealed in shrinkwrap. More
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