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COOK'S HANDBOOK FOR EGYPT AND THE EGYPTIAN SUDAN, with Chapters on Egyptian Archaeology.
Edition: Fourth edition.
London: Thos. Cook & Son, 1921. Hardcover - With nine maps (Eight large folding maps plus one in the pocket at the rear), and 182 illustrations in the text and two in the supplement. Includes a 28 page 1925 supplement bound in at the front, which focuses on the recent discovery and opening of King Tutankhamen's tomb, but also includes other recent excavations in Egypt and the Sudan; Egypt in 1924-25 and the Sudan in 1923-25. Index, advertisements. 28, vv, 956 pp.
Condition: Very good in the original maroon flexible cloth covers, gilt titling on the spine and front cover, marbled endpapers and all edges, green silk book marker bound in.
Book ID: 68846More details Price: $100.00 -
NONSTOP METROPOLIS: A New York City Atlas
Edition: First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover.
Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers with self flaps.
Book ID: 84727More details Price: $150.00 -
MAPS AND MAP-MAKERS.
Edition: Revised edition, first thus.
New York: Crown, (1982.) dj. Hardcover - Originally published in 1949, this was one of the first general works on the subject by a leading London antiquarian book and map dealer, designed to be a guide for students and collectors. "Gives full information and illustrations of the principal map-makers and map publishers and their work from the earliest times to the 19th century, combining an appreciation of the popular decorative side of early maps with historical and bibliographical notes." Illustrated with 104 black and white reproductions and color plates. Index. 140 pp. ISBN: 0-517533030.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (upper corners bumped, short tear in dj near spine,)
Book ID: 52260More details Price: $20.00 -
NAGEL'S ENCYCLOPEDIA GUIDE: FRENCH AND ITALIAN RIVIERA.
Edition: Second edition.
Geneva: Nagel Publishers (Cowles, distributors) (1968) dj. Hardcover - A small, but thick, volume which is a combination travel guide and reference work. Includes 15 pp of town plans in color, 40 plans in black and white and 2 folded maps in three colors, affixed to the versos of the front and back free endpapers. In addition to information on the towns and cities of the area, this also includes selected itineraries, practical information and a selected vocabulary list. Red silk page marker sewn in. Eglish edition by Mrs. H. S. B. Harrison. xii, 640 pp. Map endpapers.
Condition: Near fine in red leatherette binding with gilt lettering in a very good red and white glossy dust jacket (few small chips)
Book ID: 89818More details Price: $30.00 -
SPECIAL REPORT ON THE BEET-SUGAR INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED STATES
Edition: First edition.
Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1898. Hardcover first edition - Includes a report of the chemist who has been working on sugar experiments and a field report on every beet-sugar growing area in the US. Illustrated with 2 large colored folded maps. Index. 240 pp.
Condition: Near fine in black cloth with gilt lettering on spine.
Book ID: 88531More details Price: $35.00