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London, 20 Thread Needle Street.: Francis Graham Moon, 1842. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good +. 64mo - up to 3" tall. ROBERTS DAVID. HAGHE Louis 1806-1885. Often considered as the finest illustrated work on the Near East! 6 Volumes bound as 3s, 1st eds, 1842-43-49. Complete, 1 map, + 124 hand coloured tinted lithographs. In contemporary half red morocco over red morocco cloth, some gilt tooling. Spines, relaid, decorative gilt tooling & titles. Internally. Vol 1, 1842, portrait frontis, engraved titlepage, [8], [1], 2-30 pp, 44 pls (including 1 B&W portrait, the remainder tinted lithographs, hand coloured). Vol 2, 1843, 43 pls (hand coloured lithographs). Vol 3, 1849, 37 pls, + 1 map (B&W). A.e.g., green marbled endpapers, small stamp to recto of each Vols ep (H.E.H. Duplicate - probably Henry Edwards Huntington - February 27, 1850 - May 23, 1927 - he was an American railroad magnate & collector of art & rare books). Corner repairs to V1 & 2, 7 plates remounted, 2 new…

David Roberts's 'Egypto & Nubia' captures the essence of ancient civilizations with exquisite artistry and detailed accounts.

The first edition includes hand-colored lithographs and a leather binding.