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FRUITS OF ENTERPRIZE EXHIBITED IN THE TRAVELS OF BELZONI IN EGYPT AND NUBIA; Interspersed with the Observations of a Mother to her Children
by (Wilson, Lucy Sarah Atkins), and Giovanni Battista Belzoni
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No jacket as issued
- Seller
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Rougemont, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Munroe and Francis, 1824. First American edition. Hardcover. Good/No jacket as issued. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. 16mo., viii, 9-248, 4pp., illustrated with 24 steel engraved plates and engraved title page. Bound in publisher's quarter leather with paper over boards. Cover title with engraving on front board. Title in gilt on spine. Spine leather has a closed, 2 inch tear, ending at the title. Boards rubbed. Light browning throughout. 11 plates present, lacking 13 plates. A good copy of the scarce American edition, sadly lacking plates.
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- Bookseller
- Frey Fine Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000579
- Title
- FRUITS OF ENTERPRIZE EXHIBITED IN THE TRAVELS OF BELZONI IN EGYPT AND NUBIA; Interspersed with the Observations of a Mother to her Children
- Author
- (Wilson, Lucy Sarah Atkins), and Giovanni Battista Belzoni
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket as issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American edition
- Publisher
- Munroe and Francis
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1824
- Keywords
- Juvenile literature,Travel literature, Publishers' advertisements, Intaglio prints; Relief prints, valley of Kings, Egyptology, women authors, female, authors
Terms of Sale
Frey Fine Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Frey Fine Books
Biblio member since 2019
Rougemont, North Carolina
About Frey Fine Books
Antiquarian bookseller, with over 15 years experience.
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