Book Description

Superbly illustrated throughout with 50 coloured plates and a colour frontispiece all with captioned tissue guards. All plates checked & complete. A very detailed book about Egypt, Cairo and the Pyramids & sphinx etc. Top edge gilt. Publishers purple pictorial cloth decorated in dark yellow and gilt. Uncommon as a signed first
Dealer Notes
Signed and dedicated by the author LAMPLOUGH and dated 2nd November 1909 ( publication? ).
Minor evidence of plate removal (this could be cleaned up by further removal) to front pastedown and place? blacked - out on front endpaper...SEE ILLUSTRATIONS.
Spine showing signs of minor wear to outer edges and corners a trifle worn. Nothing too serious.
Spine is also just a touch sunned / dulled...again nothing too bad
Author A.O.LAMPLOUGH-SIGNED
Date 1909
Binding Pictorial Illustrated hardback
Publisher Sir Joseph Causton & Sons Ltd. London
Illustrator A.O.LAMPLOUGH & R.FRANCIS
Condition Very Good
Pages 192

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