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DENON, Dominique Vivant, Baron de (1747-1825). Voyage dans la Basse et la Haute Égypte. Paris: Pierre Didot, 1802. 2 volumes, broadsheet 2° (660 x 490mm). Half-title to vol. I, section-title to vol. II, 142 engraved plates, 8 folding, including plates 20 bis and 54 bis, plates 4 and 5 on one sheet. (Occasional browning and soiling, waterstaining to first 5 leaves of vol. II.) Contemporary quarter morocco, vellum corners, gilt spine, marbled edges (joints splitting, a few scuff marks). Provenance: Holland House (bookplate).
FIRST EDITION. 'Denon was the first to reveal the richness of Egyptian art to Europe' (Blackmer). He followed Napoleon's footsteps on the expedition to Egypt and his fine engravings presented the country to an eager audience. 'The instantaneous success of this work may be gauged by the fact that the new 4° and 12° editions, and an English translation by Francis Blagdon, all appeared before the year was out' (RIBA). Brunet II, 599; Blackmer 471 (second edition); RIBA 841. (2)
FIRST EDITION. 'Denon was the first to reveal the richness of Egyptian art to Europe' (Blackmer). He followed Napoleon's footsteps on the expedition to Egypt and his fine engravings presented the country to an eager audience. 'The instantaneous success of this work may be gauged by the fact that the new 4° and 12° editions, and an English translation by Francis Blagdon, all appeared before the year was out' (RIBA). Brunet II, 599; Blackmer 471 (second edition); RIBA 841. (2)