Georg Schweinfurth Preface (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Rptedn of Blackie & Son, London (1878) Engl 1stedn; tsl of Bilder aus Oberägypten (1878) orig German edn; this reprint edn in 8vo black cloth, gilt spine titles, unread VG/ndj: xv+408pp, no index; Frontispiece and three full-page plates. Wood-engraved illustrations in text. Manners, customs, superstitions and occupations of the people of the Nile Valley, the Desert, and the Red Sea Coast with sketches of the Natural History and Geology by former Egyptian Sanitary Physician at Koseir. Prefatory notice by Dr. Georg Schweinfurth. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This deluxe edition appears to be very scarce: There are no listing for any edition in leather binding (like this). 8vo. 408pp. 3/4 leather over marbled boards. Raised bands. Black label with embossed gilt lettering. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. Frontispiece, protected by tissue guard. Illustrated title page. Printed on high quality, clean and thick paper. Errata page tipped in at end. Work of Travel in Egypt, written by renowned German Medical Doctor and Zoologist Carl Benjamin Klunzinger (1834-1914) who lived for a period of 9 years in the Ancient Egyptian city of Al-Qusair (believed to be 5,000 years old) on the Red Sea, where he worked as a doctor. Delightfully illustrated with b/w full-page and in-text sketches and drawings. Minor age wear to binding, especially at edges and spine. Closed tear alongside spine at bottom. Interior is clean and tight. An exceptional work in remarkable shape.…