Lot n° 27.Bis
Estimation :
250 - 300
EUR
Result with fees
Result
: 193EUR
18th c. - EGYPT | SAVARY, Claude-Étienne - Letters on Egypt - Lot 27
18th c. - EGYPT | SAVARY, Claude-Étienne - Letters on Egypt
P., Onfroi, 1785-1786.
3 volumes in full marbled calf, ornate smooth spines, title and appendices. Small rubs, some headbands faded and two jaws slightly cracked.
First edition on very white paper. Letters illustrated with four folding maps and plans. Plate two is detached, the third has a small marginal tear without missing. Claude-Étienne Savary (1750-1788) can be considered as one of the pioneers of Egyptology. Ex-libris Tesson aux licornes.
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