BY NILE AND TIGRIS: A Narrative of Journeys in Egypt and Mesopotamia on Behalf of the British Museum Between the Years 1886 And 1913
Book Details + Condition: John Murray (London). Scarce First Edition, 1920. Complete in two volumes. Each volume: 456 pages. Numerous plates, maps, and illustrations throughout, including large fold-out map. By Sir E.A. Wallis Budge. This central work – published to describe 'my three Missions to Mesopotamia in 1887, 1888 and 1890' and 'my many Missions to Egypt' - provides the modern reader with a remarkable echo of a long-vanished world, and the dramatic way in which archaeological finds from Egypt, Iraq, Turkey and Syria came to be treated, exhibited and understood. A compelling read for anyone with an interest in the ancient world of the Middle East, and indeed in the history of the British Museum. Tight binding; bumped and rubbed corners; light shelf wear to boards; blind stamps of library on end pages, and periodically through text (in top corner); small repaired tear to large fold-out map; remnants of library info on both volumes' inside front boards; text is clean and unmarked.
