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1821 The Fruits of Enterprize Exhibited in the Travels of Belzoni in Egypt and Nubia; Interspersed with the Observations of a Mother to her Children
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Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Pleasing Copy, Very Scarce
The first edition of this work. A very scarce book. usually incomplete if found at all.
From the library of Gail E. Haley and Arnold Arnold. Haley is an American writer and illustrator for children's books, who won the Caldecott Medal in 1971 for 'A Story a Story' which she retold from an African folktale.
This volume recounts Giovanni Battista Belzoni's travels to India and Nubia. The narrative is given an extra layer of depth as the story is told from a mother to her children.
Belzoni was a renowned Italian explorer and archaeologist of Egyptian antiquaries, known for his removal to England of the seven-tonne bust of Ramesses II, the clearing of sand from the entrance of the great temple at Abu Simbel, and other deeds.
Written by the author of 'The India Cabinet', being Lucy Sarah Atkins Wilson, who specialised in children's scientific fiction.
Theoretically originally illustrated with twenty four hand coloured plates, this volume has thirteen beautiful plates.
Condition
In a quarter leather binding and contemporary boards. Externally very smart with slight shelf wear and minor edge wear. Inscribed by a previous owner to the front free endpaper. From the library of Gail E. Haley and Arnold Arnold, with their stamp to the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are faintly tone aged as usual, with a faint minor spotting affecting the leaves. Illustrated with twenty four beautiful hand-colour plates. Lacking plates illustrating young Memnon on its road to the Nile to page 35, Belzoni introduced to Khalil Bey to page 45, Mr and Mrs Belzoni in a Bark in the middle of the Cataract to face page 66, placing the Colossus Head in a boat to face page 80, Belzoni crossing the narrow Bridge to get into the Tomb to face page 140, Belzoni viewing the Pyramid whilst his Companions enter it to page 152, the Caravan setting out to page 170, sailors ascending Pompey's Pillars to page 209, the boat with the obelisk descending the Cataract to page 218, a furious hyena makes his appearance to page 228, and Belzoni introduced to the Scheik to page 245. The plates of the Bashaw seated in his Garden facing page 19, the Bashaw jumping off the insulating stool facing page 22 are bound as frontispiece.
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