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Lot 119

BELZONI (GIOVANNI BATTISTA)
Plates Illustrative of the Researches and Operations... in Egypt and Nubia, Atlas vol. only, FIRST EDITION, John Murray, 1820

24 June 2015, 11:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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BELZONI (GIOVANNI BATTISTA)

Plates Illustrative of the Researches and Operations... in Egypt and Nubia, Atlas vol. only, FIRST EDITION, 44 engraved or lithographed plates and plans on 34 sheets, all but 4 coloured by hand, 2 folding (4 with short tear repaired touching image, 2 cut down at margins, one with slight loss of image but not affecting the lithographed hieroglyphic plates), title and list of plates repaired at lower margin not affecting text, occasional spotting, publisher's grey boards with printed title label ("£6.6s.") on upper cover, rebacked, upper joint weakened [Blackmer 117; Abbey Travel 268], large folio (610 x 475mm.), John Murray, 1820

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Published to accompany Belzoni's Narrative of the Operations and Recent Discoveries ... in Egypt and Nubia, Abbey noting that "As many as eight colours are used on one plate for the coloured illustrations, and the colouring is skilfully done". A further six plates were published in 1822.

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