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THE ROSETTA STONE
Written by Robert Sole; Dominique Valbelle; W.V Davies; Neil Macgregor.
Stock no. 1326767
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2006. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Decipherment of the Hieroglyphs. Preface by Neil MacGregor. Pictorial paper boards, black title to spine. Cream endpapers. Colour & b/w illustrations. Spine of book is slightly faded. Brown slipcase has a couple of small marks.

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IN HISTORIC LANDS: A RECORD OF OUR HOUSE-PARTY TOUR
Written by E.J. Wareham.
Stock no. 1825990
Published by Christian Touring Union Limited. 1st 1908. Very good condition.

A compilation of the Cuthbert House Party tour through the British Isles, the Continent (Europe), the Holy Land and Egypt. Written especially for those that took part in the tour in the hope that others might be interested. Small format. Blue cloth boards with gilt titles and pictorial onlays to spine and front board. B/w photos. Top & tail of spine rubbed, Corners lightly worn, minor creasing and a few marks to boards. Text block and endpapers browned. Name & date in ink to free front endpaper. Front hinge pulled. Contents clean.

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EGYPT
Written by R. Talbot Kelly. Illustrated by R. Talbot Kelly.
Stock no. 1825638
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1st 1902. Almost very good condition.

De Luxe Limited Edition of 500 numbered copies, signed by the author. Bevelled boards. Heavy duty cloth boards with gilt titles and colour pattern. Top edge gilt. 75 tissue-guarded colour plates. xiii and 239 numbered pages. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) and numbered 238 (of 500). Boards grubby and stained, rear edge of spine has a small patch of cloth fraying.Joints cracked, rear endpaper missing. Binding of first few pages weak and will possibly disintegrate further so that the pages are loose. Binding glue drying out and thus a few weak spots. A few foxspots throughout. All plates present and clean.

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EGYPTIAN BIRDS
Written by Charles Whymper. Illustrated by Charles Whymper.
Stock no. 2137437
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1st 1909. Almost very good condition.

Fawn cloth with gilt titles to spine and front cover. Top edge gilt. Yellow, green and orange decoration to spine; 51 tissue-guarded colour plates as well as 11 line drawings in text. 2 page original booklist to rear. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few marks to covers. Black mark to top edge of outer page edges (over gilt). Joints are a little cracked. Small damp marks along top edge and bottom corner of front endpaper. Some foxing and marks throughout. Light browning to plate margins.

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THE HOLY LAND, SYRIA, IDUMEA & ARABIA AND EGYPT AND NUBIA (2 VOLUMES)
Written by David Roberts.
Stock no. 1821642
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2014. Slightly better than very good condition.

First printed by the Folio Society in 2010 and reprinted in a smaller format for this 2014 edition. Very large format. Red decorated cloth, gilt titles. Stunning colour illustrations. Top edges gilt. Slight crease to top of spine on Egypt and Nubia volumes, else boards and contents fine. Contained in individual slipcases which are a little scuffed and slightly grubby.

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THE YOUNG PILGRIM OR ALFRED CAMPBELL'S RETURN TO THE EAST
Written by Mrs. Hofland.
Stock no. 1318927
Published by A.K. Newman and Co.. 1841. Good condition.

"And his travels in Egypt, Nubia, Asia Minor, Arabria Petrea, etc". New edition, with additions. Red embossed cloth with gilt title and decoration to spine and vignette to front covers. Yellow endpapers. 239 pages, all edges gilt. 6 b/w engraved plates (each with two illustrations). Spine and corners bumped, a few small dents to cover edges. Covers grubby. Endpapers grubby. Heavy foxing and fingering to contents.

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THE BRITISH DEFENCE OF EGYPT 1935-1940: CONFLICT AND CRISIS IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN
Written by Steven Morewood.
Stock no. 1818768
Published by Frank Cass. 1st 2005. Fine condition.

Cass Series: Military History and Policy. This book offers a comprehensive and challenging analysis of the British defence of Egypt, primarily against fascist Italy, in the critical lead-up period to the Second World War. Matt pictorial boards. ISBN: 0714649430.

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THE WAR DEAD OF THE COMMONWEALTH 1939-45 CEMETERIES AT PORT SAID, SUEZ, GAZA AND ASWAN
No author listed.
Stock no. 1318344
Published by Commonwealth War Graves Commission. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition.

The register of the names of those who fell in the 1939-1945 war and are buried in cemeteries in Egypt. Large format. Grey card wraps. Spiral bound. 52 pages. The book is a little bowed (it does not sit flat on the surface) and there is a tiny black mark to top edge of rear cover (also affecting a few page of the textblock) but is otherwise in excellent condition.

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THE WAR DEAD OF THE COMMONWEALTH 1939-45 CEMETERIES AT PORT SAID, SUEZ, GAZA AND ASWAN
No author listed.
Stock no. 2118935
Published by Commonwealth War Graves Commission. 1993. Nearly fine condition.

The register of the names of those who fell in the 1939-1945 war and are buried in cemeteries in Egypt. Large format. Grey card wraps. Spiral bound. 52 pages. Some light wear to covers.

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ENUMERATION OF THE PLANTS COLLECTED AT GEBEL ELBA DURING TWO EXPEDITIONS
Written by Mohammed Drar.
Stock no. 1809062
Published by Government Press, Bulaq. 1st 1936. Almost very good condition.

Ministry of Agriculture, Egypt. Technical and Scientific Service; Fouad I Agricultural Museum Bulletin No. 149. Plain paperwraps. vii & 123 pages plus b/w plates to rear. Paperwraps are browned, wear to top & tail of spine with some loss. Contents are clean.

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GOING TO EGYPT
Written by Helen Dunmore.
Stock no. 426618
Published by Julia MacRae Books. 1st 1992. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown boards, gilt title to spine. Colette dreams of going to exotic places - but the only holiday she's going on this year is to Weston with her dad! ISBN: 1856811034. Top of spine lightly bumped. Some light browning to pages. Pictorial wrapper is price-cut with a few tiny chips to edges and some edge-creasing.

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