Horeau, Hector.

First edition, folio (591 x 434mm.), half-title, title with engraved vignette, sepia aquatint portrait and 59 views on 37 plates, many after Horeau, other illustrations in the text, contemporary red morocco-backed marbled boards, [Gay 1895; Hilmy I 309; not in Abbey, Atabey or Blackmer], half-title rather chipped, somewhat spotted, some dampstains to text and plates, joints starting, binding rather rubbed, spine and corners slightly worn

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Very rare: we can trace only one complete copy sold at auction in over thirty-five years. Horeau (1801-1872) started his career working as an illustrator before becoming an architect; he combined his work with travelling in Europe, as well as Russia and Egypt. In 1838 whilst in Egypt he painted a large number of watercolours, many of which were engraved for this present work, the originals of which are now in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.