BELZONI (GIOVANNI) Plates Illustrative of the Researches and Operations ... in Egypt and Nubia, London, John Murray, 1821-22, 2 vols. in one, lge. folio, second edition, 40 plates after GIOVANNI BELZONI, several folding, comprising 22 hand-coloured lithographs, 17 hand-coloured etchings, and one hand-coloured aquatint, later half morocco, spine gilt, raised bands (lightly rubbed), bookplate of the 4th Earl of Egremont, g.e. [cf. Abbey Travel 268; Blackmer 117; Gay, see under No. 1940; Ibrahim-Hilmy, vol. I, p.62]

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BELZONI (GIOVANNI) Plates Illustrative of the Researches and Operations ... in Egypt and Nubia, London, John Murray, 1821-22, 2 vols. in one, lge. folio, second edition, 40 plates after GIOVANNI BELZONI, several folding, comprising 22 hand-coloured lithographs, 17 hand-coloured etchings, and one hand-coloured aquatint, later half morocco, spine gilt, raised bands (lightly rubbed), bookplate of the 4th Earl of Egremont, g.e. [cf. Abbey Travel 268; Blackmer 117; Gay, see under No. 1940; Ibrahim-Hilmy, vol. I, p.62]

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Abbey: 'These plates were intended to illustrate Belzoni's "Narrative of the Operations and Recent Discoveries ... in Egypt and Nubia" ... As many as eight colours are used on one plate for the coloured illustrations, and the colouring is skilfully done.'

Blackmer: 'This was the first English work of any importance to use lithography.'

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