The Inscrutable Sphinx Notes Taken on a Trip to Egypt

Bordeaux, Henry

Published by F. Detaille, Marseilles, 1939

About this Item

Large format softcover with image of Sphinx printed on front cover. 155pp. Illustrated with full page sepia photos and tipped in color plates. The report of a sojourn to Egypt made in the year 1933 and published just before the outbraek of the Second World war. The author was a member of the Academie Francaise and brings both a studied eye to the and a schoolboys enthusiam to the discoveries and mysteries of the east. Written as a series of journal entires. Translated by Catherine Barker. White wrappers stained and torn at backstrip, but else in quite nice condition. Hinges strong and all pages firmly attached. A good+ copy of relatively scarce book. Bookseller Inventory # 004571

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Title: The Inscrutable Sphinx Notes Taken on a Trip...

Publisher: F. Detaille, Marseilles

Publication Date: 1939

Binding: Soft cover

Book Condition:Good+

Edition: First Edition