Lot n° 231
Estimation :
300 - 400
EUR
Egypt - SONNINI (Charles-Nicolas-Sigisbert). Voyage dans la - Lot 231
Egypt - SONNINI (Charles-Nicolas-Sigisbert). Voyage dans la haute et basse Égypte, fait par ordre de l'ancien gouvernement, et contenant des observations de tous genres. Paris, Buisson, An 7 (1799). 3 vols. in-8 shagreened basane, smooth spine gilt threaded, gilt title page (2 missing out of 3) and gilt chapter (period binding). Gilt heraldic iron at head with motto ""Rinasce piu gloriosa"": this mark has been listed by the University of Toronto's British Armorial Bindings as that of James St Clair Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn (1762 - 1837). (see https://www.lavieb-aile.com/article-florilege-de-la-bibliotheque-d-etude-de-brest-1b-bertrand-d-argentre-et-la-carte-de-la-bretagne-114494282.html). Joints split, spines worn.
First edition, complete with text and plates (here included in the 3 volumes and not in a separate atlas, as is often the case). The illustration consists of a portrait and 39 folding engraved plates (views, statues, natural history and a large general map of Egypt), including plate XXIII bis.
Expert : Madame Elvire POULAIN-MARQUIS
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