With A Particular Notice Of Those That Illustrate The Sacred Scriptures

Bearing the private library bookplate of E. H. Shackleton

Published by Religious Tract Society, 1841. Thick 8vo – 22.6 cm. [xii], 1 fold-out map, 546, (1) pp.
Numerous drawings, engravings and fold-outs — complete. Publisher’s brown cloth with Egyptian fretwork de-bossed bordering on front and back cover, front cover with Egyptian archer in bright gilt; spine with bright gilt title and Egyptian motifs. Cover cloth in very good condition but beginning to split along rear of exterior hinge. Interior hinges strong, clean and un-cracked; Plates in near fine condition, fold-out plates and diagrams along with numerous text illustrations — a very clean and complete copy bearing the classical book plate of E. H. Shackleton inside the front cover.

A very Scarce publication and one of the first works to introduce the meaning and study of hieroglyphs and ancient Egyptian grammar in a systematic manner with clear text, an abundance of drawings and lovely fold-out drawings and diagrams.

$500.00 -