Book Details + Condition: The Century Co. (New York). First Edition, 1908. Tall 8vo, handsomely bound in publisher's original tan cloth with gilt decorated boards, and top edge gilt. 272 pages with 59 plates (19 in color) and color frontispiece. Richly steeped in history, Robert Hichens explores the iconic landmarks and monuments throughout Egypt. Beautiful illustrations by Jules Guerin, as well as photographs, are protected with labeled tissue. Sites explored in the work include: the Pyramids, the Sphinx, Luxor, the River Nile, The Tomb of the Kings, Karnak and Luxor, Old Cairo, The Ramesseum, The Tombs of the Kings, Pharaohs Bed, and more. Interior hinges cracked but binding remains firm; bookplate to inside front board; rubbed corners and spine ends; slight smudging to boards, with small stain to rear cover; pages are clean and unmarked.
