


Lot 13•
EGYPT - ANTIQUITIES [Description de l'Égypte], bound volume of plates only, [Paris, L'Imprimerie Impériale, c.1820]
7 – 20 June 2024, 12:00 BST
Online, London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,664 inc. premium
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EGYPT - ANTIQUITIES
[Description de l'Égypte, ou recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée française, publié par les orders de Sa Majesté L'Empereur Napoleon Le Grand], bound volume of extra large plates, 50 engraved plates and views only, 2 printed in bistre, some folding, all laid down, some shaved touching image, some damp-staining, contemporary half morocco, gilt morocco lettering label ("Antiquités Egyptiennes. Planches majeures") on upper cover, worn, elephant folio (970 x 680mm.), [Paris, L'Imprimerie Impériale, c.1820], sold as a collection of plates not subject to return