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Description de l'Égypte Description de l'Égypte, ou recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Egypte pendant l'expédition de l'Egypte. Paris: Panckoucke, 1820-1830 Second edition, 37 (of 38) volumes, comprising 24 text volumes bound in 26 (volume 18 in 3 parts) and 11 (of 12) volumes of plates (without the elephant folio volume of large-format plates), comprising: atlases large folio (702 x 526mm.) and text 8vo (207 x 123mm.), 2 engraved frontispieces (one hand-coloured), and 847 (of 888) engraved plates, text volumes with 47 engraved plates and maps and 34 tables, blindstamps of the expedition throughout, contemporary red calf-backed boards, gilt ruled/lettered spines, sprinkled edges, occasional spotting, offsetting, wear to extremities THE SET COMPRISES: Antiquités: text: 10 volumes; plates: 5 volumes with engraved dedication plate to Louis XVIII, engraved coloured frontispiece, and 379 (of 419) engraved plates, including 59 double-page or folding. (This edition does not contain plates a-f, not listed in the ‘table des planches’ in the last text volume for this part) Etat moderne: text: 10 volumes (published as tomes 11-18, tome 18 in 3 parts); plates: 2 volumes, with 173 (of 182) engraved plates, including one double-page Histoire naturelle: text: 6 volumes; plates: 3 volumes (numbered 1, 2 and 2bis), with 244 (of 244) engraved plates Atlas géographique: 51 engraved maps (including 45 double-page) The Description de l’Égypte was the first scientific survey of all Egypt, from its antiquities to its agriculture including language, music, costume, and natural history, and it concludes with a detailed and accurate map of the region. The numerous plates depicting the antiquities provide a comprehensive record of the richness of ancient Egyptian culture. At the time of publication, the Description de l’Égypte was the largest printed work ever produced. Its influence was enormous, establishing Egyptology as an intellectual discipline and nurturing a passion for Egyptian art throughout the western world. Edited by some of the leading intellectual figures in France, the Description also includes contributions from celebrated artists such as Jacques Barraband, Pierre-Joseph Redouté, Geoffrey Saint-Hilaire, Jules-César Savigny and others. PROVENANCE: 'Legros, ....à Paris, Rue Poupée No.14' bookplate LITERATURE: Atabey 343; BAL RIBA cat. 846; Blackmer 476; Hilmy I, pp.239-245; (all first editions); Cook, Jr. pp.178-184 (second edition)

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description de l'égypte | paris: panckouke, 1820-30, 37 volumes, red calf-backed boards gilt

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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN COLLECTION

PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN COLLECTION DESCRIPTION DE L'ÉGYPTE Description de l'Égypte, ou recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée française, publié par les orders de Sa Majesté l’Empereur Napoléon le Grand. Paris: Imprimerie impériale, and Imprimerie Royale, 1809-1828 FIRST EDITION, 35 volumes, comprising: 9 VOLUMES OF TEXT BOUND IN 21, folio (395 x 255mm.), half-titles, ILLUSTRATIONS: Antiquités mémoires I: 3 engraved plates and maps (2 folding), 10 letterpress tables (5 folding); Antiquités mémoires II: 19 engraved plates (mostly of the demotic text on the Rosetta Stone), 2 folding engraved maps, engraved portrait; Antiquités déscriptions II: 2 engraved portraits; Histoire naturelle II: folding engraved plate; État moderne I: typeset music; État moderne II pt 1: engraved plate; État moderne II pt 2: 4 engraved plates (3 folding), engraved portrait, original blue or pink wrappers, uncut, some spotting, most wrappers slightly worn 11 PLATE VOLUMES, ELEPHANT FOLIO (average 710 x 525mm.), all but one with half-title, comprising: Préface historique; Explication des planches, text only Antiquités I: frontispiece, engraved map and 100 plates (4 coloured), 87 in this volume, remaining 14 plates bound in larger volume, Antiquités II: 93 plates (18 coloured), 61 in this volume, remaining 31 plates bound in larger volume Antiquités III: 69 plates (1 colour), 43 in this volume, remaining 26 plates bound in larger volume Antiquités IV: 74 plates (1 colour), 61 in this volume, remaining 13 plates bound in larger volume Antiquités V: 89 plates, 73 in this volume, remaining 16 plates bound in larger volume État moderne I: folding map, 83 plates, 75 in this volume, remaining 8 plates bound in larger volume État moderne II: 87 plates, 83 in this volume, remaining 4 plates bound in larger volume, binding slightly bumped Histoire naturelle I: 62 plates Histoire naturelle II: contents leaf, 105 plates, without half-title Histoire naturelle II bis: 77 plates (13 coloured, mostly mineralogy) 3 OVERSIZE PLATE VOLUMES, DOUBLE-ELEPHANT FOLIO (1080 x 695mm.), two containing 95 of the larger plates from all of the above, 31 (7 folding, of which 4 with hand-colour) + 64 (5 folding), the third volume being: "Carte topographique", engraved title-page, letterpress "Noms des ingenieurs...", key plate and 47 engraved maps (3 with two sections per plate) Bindings of plate volumes: CONTEMPORARY RED MOROCCO-BACKED RED PAPERED BOARDS, FLAT SPINES GILT, fore-edges uncut, occasional light spotting, a few plates lightly browned, some volumes slightly rubbed Together with a printed list of plates (printed recto and verso) and an engraved plate for an Egyptian-style cabinet to house the volumes THE VOLUMES HOUSED IN A FOLIO GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED MAHOGANY CABINET INSPIRED BY THE WORK OF THE NINETEENTH-CENTURY PARISIAN CABINET MAKER CHARLES MOREL, WHO PRODUCED SEVERAL FOLIO CABINETS FOR THE DESCRIPTION DE L'EGYPTE AFTER A DESIGN BY EDME-FRANCOIS JOMARD, AND SUPPLIED CABINETS TO THE KING, SENATE AND PARLIAMENT. A SPLENDID SET OF THIS MONUMENTAL WORK ON EGYPT. The Description de l'Égypte was the first scientific survey of all Egypt, from its antiquities to its agriculture including language, music, costume, and natural history, and it concludes with a detailed and accurate map of the region. The numerous plates depicting the antiquities provide a comprehensive record of the richness of ancient Egyptian culture. At the time of publication, the Description de l'Égypte was the largest printed work ever produced. Its influence was enormous, establishing Egyptology as an intellectual discipline and nurturing a passion for Egyptian art throughout the Western World. Edited by some of the leading intellectual figures in France, the Description also includes contributions from celebrated artists such as Jacques Barraband, Pierre-Joseph Redouté, Geoffrey Saint-Hilaire, Jules-César Savigny and others. The combined work of several dozen scholars, this "living archive" of Napoleon's expedition took over twenty years to complete. The huge undertaking was co-ordinated by the Institut de l'Egypte, founded by Napoleon and with Gaspar Monge, the mathematician, as its president. Monge and the chemist Berthollet recruited leading academic figures to join the expedition, including Geoffrey Saint-Hilaire, Savigny, Méchain, Quesnot Nouet, René Desgenettes and the surgeon Dominique Jean Larrey. Of their many achievements, the discovery of the Rosetta Stone must rank amongst the most important. It was only after Napoleon's invasion of Egypt in 1798 that Europe came to know the Orient more scientifically. In the preface to the work, Fourier explains that scholars were grappling with the mysteries of Egypt in order to restore the country from what he sees as its current state of "barbarism" to its former greatness. By engulfing Egypt with the instruments of Western knowledge and power, Fourier maintained that history would recall how "Egypte fut le thêatre de sa [Napoleon's] gloire, et préserve de l'oubli toutes les circonstances de cet événement extraordinaire". With the publication of this monumental work, Fourier's ambition was certainly achieved. LITERATURE: BAL RIBA 846; Blackmer 476; Nissen BBI 2234; Nissen ZBI 4608 PROVENANCE: Guy Delavau (1787-1874), prefect of police of Paris (1821-1828), Counsellor of the State (1828), Officer of the Legion of Honour (May 1825); from his library at the Château de Meslay, Loir-et-Cher, France (with a folder of documents relating to Delavau)

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Lot comprising seven engravings representing temples of Thebes

Lot comprising seven engravings representing temples of Thebes From the publication: Description de l'Égypte, ou Recueil des Observations et des Recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'Expédition de l'Armée Française, 1809-1828, Paris, Imprimerie Impériale. comprising one small, three large and three medium-sized engravings, representing the temples of Luxor, Medynet-Abu, Karnak and the Memnonium, with patinated wood frames. Without frames: 25 x 46 ¾ in; 23 ¾ x 40¼in; 19 x 25 ¼ in _________________________________________________________________________ Lot de sept gravures représentant des temples de Thèbes Issues de L'ouvrage: Description de L'Égypte, ou Recueil des Observations et des Recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant L'Expédition de L'Armée Française, 1809-1828, Paris, Imprimerie Impériale. comprenant une petite, trois grandes et trois moyennes gravures, représentant les temples de Louqsor, Medynet-Abou, Karnak et le Memnonium, dans des cadres en bois patiné. Dim. hors cadre : 63,5 x 119 cm; 60,5 x 102 cm; 48,5 x 64 cm

View 1 of Lot 74: Lot de sept gravures représentant des temples de Thèbes, issues de l'ouvrage: Description de L'Égypte, ou Recueil des Observations et des Recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant L'Expédition de L'Armée Française, 1809-1828, Paris, Imprimerie Impériale. 

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DESCRIPTION DE L'ÉGYPTE Description de l'Égypte, ou recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée française, publié par les orders de Sa Majesté l’Empereur Napoléon le Grand. Paris: Imprimerie impériale, and Imprimerie Royale, 1809-1822 FIRST EDITION, 23 volumes, comprising: 9 VOLUMES OF TEXT, folio (380 x 245mm.), half-titles ILLUSTRATIONS: Antiquités mémoires I: 3 engraved plates and maps (2 folding), 9 letterpress tables (4 folding) Antiquités mémoires II: 19 engraved plates (mostly of the demotic text on the Rosetta stone), folding engraved map, engraved portrait Antiquités déscriptions II: engraved portrait État moderne I: typeset music État moderne II pt 1: engraved plate État moderne I pt 2: 4 engraved plates (3 folding), engraved portrait Histoire naturelle II: folding engraved plate, engraved portrait 11 PLATE VOLUMES, ELEPHANT FOLIO (average 700 x 515mm.), all but one with half-title, comprising: Préface historique; Explication des planches, text only Antiquités I: frontispiece, engraved map and 100 plates (2 coloured), 86 in this volume, remaining 14 plates bound in larger volume Antiquités II: 92 plates (18 coloured), 61 in this volume, remaining 31 plates bound in larger volume Antiquités III: 69 plates (one colour), 43 in this volume, remaining 26 plates in larger volume Antiquités IV: 74 plates (one colour), 61 in this volume, remaing 13 plates in larger volume Antiquités V: 89 plates, 74 in this volume, remaining 15 plates in larger volume État moderne I: folding map, 83 plates, 77 in this volume, remaining 6 plates in larger volume État moderne II: 87 plates, 83 in this volume, remaining 4 plates in larger volume Histoire naturelle I: 62 plates Histoire naturelle II: contents leaf, 105 plates, without half-title Histoire naturelle II bis: 77 plates (12 coloured, mostly mineralogy) 3 OVERSIZE PLATE VOLUMES, DOUBLE-ELEPHANT FOLIO (1060 x 675mm.) Two containing larger plates from all of the above, the third titled "Carte topographique", engraved title, letterpress "Noms des ingenieurs", key plate and 47 engraved maps (3 with two sections per plate) BINDINGS: TEXT AND PLATES UNIFORMLY BOUND IN CONTEMPORARY CALF-BACKED MARBLED BOARDS BY TESSIER (with his binder's label), and with small label of the bookseller Mulot to upper pastedowns, sheets uncut retaining deckle edges, spines with decorative rules and tooled in gilt, gilt monogram of Louis Philippe and black morocco labels titled 'Bibliothèque du Palais de Versailles', spines lettered in gilt, spotting to text and plates, sometimes strong, expert restoration to spines and joints THE COMPLETE WORK HOUSED IN A LARGE FOLIO CURLY SAPELE WOOD CABINET WITH GLAZED DOORS AND DECORATED WITH EGYPTIAN MOTIFS CREATED BY MASTER CABINETMAKER STEPHEN BEECHING, THE WHOLE INSPIRED BY THE WORK OF THE NINETEENTH-CENTURY PARISIAN CABINET MAKER CHARLES MOREL, WHO PRODUCED SEVERAL FOLIO CABINETS FOR THE DESCRIPTION DE L'EGYPTE AFTER A DESIGN BY EDME-FRANCOIS JOMARD, AND SUPPLIED CABINETS TO THE KING, SENATE AND PARLIAMENT. A ROYAL COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION OF NAPOLEON’S MONUMENTAL WORK ON EGYPT FROM THE LIBRARY OF LOUIS PHILIPPE, DUC D'ORLEANS, KING OF THE FRENCH, GIVEN BY HIM TO THE BIBLIOTHEQUE DU PALAIS DE VERSAILLES. THE COMPLETE WORK BOUND BY TESSIER AND HOUSED IN A MAGNIFICENT MODERN BESPOKE CABINET. The Description de l'Égypte was the first scientific survey of all Egypt, from its antiquities to its agriculture including language, music, costume, and natural history, and it concludes with a detailed and accurate map of the region. The numerous plates depicting the antiquities provide a comprehensive record of the richness of ancient Egyptian culture. At the time of publication, the Description de l'Égypte was the largest printed work ever produced. Its influence was enormous, establishing Egyptology as an intellectual discipline and nurturing a passion for Egyptian art throughout the Western World. Edited by some of the leading intellectual figures in France, the Description also includes contributions from celebrated artists such as Jacques Barraband, Pierre-Joseph Redouté, Geoffrey Saint-Hilaire, Jules-César Savigny and others. The combined work of several dozen scholars, this "living archive" of Napoleon's expedition took over twenty years to complete. The huge undertaking was co-ordinated by the Institut de l'Egypte, founded by Napoleon and with Gaspar Monge, the mathematician, as its president. Monge and the chemist Berthollet recruited leading academic figures to join the expedition, including Geoffrey Saint-Hilaire, Savigny, Méchain, Quesnot Nouet, René Desgenettes and the surgeon Dominique Jean Larrey. Of their many achievements, the discovery of the Rosetta Stone must rank amongst the most important. It was only after Napoleon's invasion of Egypt in 1798 that Europe came to know the Orient more scientifically. In the preface to the work, Fourier explains that scholars were grappling with the mysteries of Egypt in order to restore the country from what he sees as its current state of "barbarism" to its former greatness. By engulfing Egypt with the instruments of Western knowledge and power, Fourier maintained that history would recall how "Egypte fut le thêatre de sa [Napoleon's] gloire, et préserve de l'oubli toutes les circonstances de cet événement extraordinaire". With the publication of this monumental work, Fourier's ambition was certainly achieved. LITERATURE: BAL RIBA 846; Blackmer 476; Nissen BBI 2234; Nissen ZBI 4608 PROVENANCE: Louis Philippe, duc d'Orléans (1773-1850), King of the French (1830-1848) with his cypher stamped in gilt to spines [see Lugt 1756]); given by him to the Bibliothèque du Roi at Versailles (circular stamp in black to titles); retained at Versailles under the Second Empire in the Bibliothèque de la Couronne (circular stamp in red with Napoléon III's crowned eagle device to titles); removed by Napoléon III to the library of the Château de Compiègne (blue circular stamp to titles); inventory stamp of same dated 1873 (oval stamp in blue with the text 'Réc[olement]. Inv[entaire]. / 1873' to titles); 'Dépot de l'Etat' of the Ville de Compiègne (blue circular stamps to titles) and dated 1891; it is not clear whether the volumes remained at the Palais de Compiègne or were removed to that city's library but with the declaration of the Second Republic any Royal or Imperial association had ceased.

description de l'égypte. paris, 1809-1822, first edition, 23 volumes, housed in a custom made cabinet

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DESCRIPTION DE L'ÉGYPTE Description de l'Égypte, ou recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée française, publié par les orders de Sa Majesté l’Empereur Napoléon le Grand. Paris: Imprimerie impériale, and Imprimerie Royale, 1809-1822 FIRST EDITION, 20 volumes, comprising: 9 VOLUMES OF TEXT, folio (380 x 245mm.), half-titles, 34 engraved plates and maps, some spotting, comprising: Antiquités mémoires I: 3 plates and maps (2 folding), 10 letterpress tables (5 folding) Antiquités mémoires II: 19 plates (16 of the Rosetta stone), 2 folding maps, portrait of Berthollet Antiquités déscriptions I: unillustrated Antiquités déscriptions II: portrait of Monge État moderne I: typeset music État moderne II pt 1: one plate (p.468) État moderne I pt 2: 4 plates (3 folding, other at p.106), portrait of Conté Histoire naturelle I: unillustrated Histoire naturelle II: folding plate, portrait of Lancret 11 PLATE VOLUMES, ELEPHANT FOLIO (average 695 x 520mm.), half-titles, 894 engraved plates and maps, many double-page or folding, 43 coloured, occasional spotting, comprising: Préface historique; Explication des planches, text only Antiquités I: frontispiece, map and 100 plates (4 coloured) Antiquités II: 92 plates (22 coloured) Antiquités III: 69 plates (3 coloured) Antiquités IV: 74 plates (one coloured) Antiquités V: 89 plates État moderne I: folding map, 83 plates État moderne II: 87 plates Histoire naturelle I: 62 plates Histoire naturelle II: 182 plates (13 coloured) Carte topographique: engraved double-page title, key map, one plate, general map on 3 double-page sheets, 47 detailed maps (all but 6 double-page) BINDINGS: Plates in nineteenth-century red half morocco by Zoubre ("successeur de Mr. Hirou, relieur, des Bibliotheques Royale, du Dépot Général de la Guerre") with his ticket, spines gilt, a little fading to some covers Text in contemporary red boards, spines gilt with 3 black labels, some restoration to joints and head and foot of spines A COMPLETE SET OF THE FIRST EDITION, WELL BOUND AND IN GOOD CONDITION. The Description de l'Égypte was the first scientific survey of all Egypt, from its antiquities to its agriculture including language, music, costume, and natural history, and it concludes with a detailed and accurate map of the region. The numerous plates depicting the antiquities provide a comprehensive record of the richness of ancient Egyptian culture. At the time of publication, the Description de l'Égypte was the largest printed work ever produced. Its influence was enormous, establishing Egyptology as an intellectual discipline and nurturing a passion for Egyptian art throughout the Western World. Edited by some of the leading intellectual figures in France, the Description also includes contributions from celebrated artists such as Jacques Barraband, Pierre-Joseph Redouté, Geoffrey Saint-Hilaire, Jules-César Savigny and others. The combined work of several dozen scholars, this "living archive" of Napoleon's expedition took over twenty years to complete. The huge undertaking was co-ordinated by the Institut de l'Egypte, founded by Napoleon and with Gaspar Monge, the mathematician, as its president. Monge and the chemist Berthollet recruited leading academic figures to join the expedition, including Geoffrey Saint-Hilaire, Savigny, Méchain, Quesnot Nouet, René Desgenettes and the surgeon Dominique Jean Larrey. Of their many achievements, the discovery of the Rosetta Stone must rank amongst the most important. It was only after Napoleon's invasion of Egypt in 1798 that Europe came to know the Orient more scientifically. In the preface to the work, Fourier explains that scholars were grappling with the mysteries of Egypt in order to restore the country from what he sees as its current state of "barbarism" to its former greatness. By engulfing Egypt with the instruments of Western knowledge and power, Fourier maintained that history would recall how "Egypte fut le thêatre de sa [Napoleon's] gloire, et préserve de l'oubli toutes les circonstances de cet événement extraordinaire". With the publication of this monumental work, Fourier's ambition was certainly achieved. LITERATURE: BAL RIBA 846; Blackmer 476; Nissen BBI 2234; Nissen ZBI 4608

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description de l'egypte | paris, 1809-1822, first edition, 20 vol.

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Second edition, the plates bound from the original parts in 5 volumes, elephant folio (675 x 485mm.), 897 engraved plates as listed below, many double-page and/or folding, all with tissue guards, one lithographed portrait, 14 printed text leaves (see below), contemporary red morocco-backed red boards, gilt, the covers lettered "Ritter von Speck", without text volumes, lacking plate 11 vol.5 and 2 plates of the Carte géographique/générale (no.2 and 3, of 3), some spotting, binding very slightly scuffed, slight variation in colour to spines and upper cover of vol.5

ou recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en egypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée française. paris: c.l.f. panckoucke, 1820-1826

Second edition, 37 volumes, comprising 11 atlas volumes and 24 text volumes bound in 26 (volume 18 in 3 parts), atlases large folio (660 x 515mm.) and text 8vo (201 x 124mm.)

Second edition, 37 volumes, comprising 11 atlas volumes and 24 text volumes bound in 26 (volume 18 in 3 parts), atlases large folio (660 x 515mm.) and text 8vo (201 x 124mm.)plate volumes: 900 engraved plates and maps, many double-page and/or folding (comprising: Antiquités: 5 volumes, half-title, 5 printed titles, coloured engraved frontispiece, "Médaille Egyptienne" leaf, folding letterpress plate list and 419 engraved plates (97+92+69+72+89), plus: small folding plate A "Tableau synoptique des constellations" bound at end of volume 1, and, Rosetta stone: 8 sheets showing 16 numbered plates of inscriptions, "Médailles trouvées en Syrie" (bound after plate 59), and "Produits de la machine à graver" (245 bis) bound at end of volume 5; Etat Moderne: 2 volumes, printed titles, engraved frontispiece incorporating a bust of Louis XVIII, text leaf and engraved "Canevas trigonométrique du Kaire [-Alexandrei]" plate bound in volume 2, and 170 plates and maps (83+87); Histoire naturelle: 3 volumes (including volume 2 bis), 244 plates (62+105+77); Atlas: printed title, double-page engraved additional title, 52 plates and maps, uniformly bound in contemporary black morocco-backed tree-calf papered boards by F. Gastel (signed on lower pastedown), flat spines gilt, crowned monogram at head of spines, small oval ink stamps to titles, some spotting and occasional light offsetting, plate 43 of Etat Moderne a little creased, spines slightly faded, boards a little rubbed and chipped, without a lithographed portrait of Louis XVIII (see catalogue note)text volumes: half-titles, 84 engraved, lithographed or letterpress tables, maps and plates, many folding (comprising 3 maps, 48 plates (36 of which on 18 leaves) and 33 tables), other illustrations and music in the text, volume 10 (1821) with additional letterpress title (dated 1826) and list of the text volumes loosely inserted, bound in contemporary calf-backed marbled boards (not uniform with plates), flat spines gilt, red leather labels (some later), 2 small oval ink stamps to titles, one plate cut by binder with slight loss (vol.17, facing p.587), occasional spotting, some labels missing, rubbed

ou recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en égypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée française. paris: imprimerie de c.l.f. panckoucke, 1819-1830

First edition, 19 volumes, comprising 10 atlas volumes and 8 text volumes bound in 9, atlases large folio (676 x 495mm.) and text folio (370 x 240mm.), all with half-titles, plate volumes with 893 engraved plates and one engraved title (comprised of 425 in Antiquités, 170 in Etat moderne, 244 in Histoire naturelle and 54 plus a title in Carte topographique), 154 double-page, 43 coloured, text volumes with 34 engraved plates and maps (comprising 3 engraved folding maps, 4 portraits and 27 plates), 2 illustrations and 10 printed tables (5 folding), uniform nineteenth-century red half morocco, gilt stamp "Bibliotheca Conoviana" on upper cover turn-in, gilt edges, library stamps on titles of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, [Atabey 343; Blackmer 476; Hilmy I, pp.239-245], a very few plate numerals cropped, spotted in places, one text map (possibly 2) bound in Carte topographique volume, bindings somewhat rubbed (with surface loss)

ou recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en egypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée française. paris: imprimerie impériale [royale], 1809-1822

description de l'egypte

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ou recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Egypte pendant l'expédition française. Seconde édition. Paris, Imprimerie Panckoucke, 1820 ; grand in-folio. 

ou recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Egypte pendant l'expédition française. Seconde édition. Paris, Imprimerie Panckoucke, 1820 ; grand in-folio.  74 livraisons en feuilles sous couverture imprimée de l'éditeur. De la deuxième livraison à la 74ème livraison. Ensemble de 344 planches en noir. Feuillets volants d'explication pour quelques livraisons. Manque la planche 21. Temple de Denderah, 36ème livraison.

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23 volumes, comprising:9 volumes of text, folio (390 x 250mm.), half-titles, contemporary half straight-grained black morocco, spines gilt in compartments, many edges uncut, occasional light foxing, joints rubbed, with plates as follows: Antiquités mémoires I: 3 engraved plates and maps (2 folding), 2 engravings, 5 folding letterpress tables; Antiquités mémoires II: 21 engraved plates (mostly of the demotic text on the Rosetta Stone) and maps (2 folding), engraved portrait, small stains on H1 and L4; Antiquités déscriptions II: engraved portrait; Histoire naturelle II: folding engraved plate, engraved portrait; État moderne I: typeset music; État moderne II pt 1: engraved plate; État moderne II pt 2: 4 engraved plates (3 folding), engraved portrait11 plate volumes, elephant folio (665 x 510mm.), all with half-titles, comprising:Préface historique; Explication des planches, text only, occasional foxing (some heavy), wormtracks in lower margin also affecting silk endpapers, wormholes in first few leaves repairedAntiquités I: frontispiece, 100 engraved plates (4 with hand-colour), 87 in this volume, remaining 13 plates bound in larger volume, a few wormholes at head and foot (just touching top of frontispiece), upper joint weakAntiquités II: 92 (of 93, lacking plate 82bis) plates (18 with printed and/or hand-colouring), 61 in this volume, remaining 31 plates bound in larger volumeAntiquités III: 69 plates (1 colour), 43 in this volume, remaining 26 plates bound in larger volumeAntiquités IV: 74 plates (1 colour), 61 in this volume, remaining 13 plates bound in larger volumeAntiquités V: 89 plates, 73 in this volume, remaining 16 plates bound in larger volumeÉtat moderne I: folding map, 83 plates, 75 in this volume, remaining 8 plates bound in larger volumeÉtat moderne II: 87 plates, 83 in this volume, remaining 4 plates bound in larger volumeHistoire naturelle I: 62 (14 plates of birds with hand colouring) engraved platesHistoire naturelle II: 105 plates, wormtrack in upper corner of last ten plates (not affecting image)Histoire naturelle II bis: 77 plates (15 coloured, mostly mineralogy), very small wormtrack at foot of last few plates 3 oversize plate volumes, double elephant folio (1050 x 680mm.), two containing 95 of the larger plates from all of the above, 31 (7 folding, of which 4 with hand-colour, most slightly torn at fold) + 64 (5 folding), the third volume being: "Carte topographique", engraved title-page, letterpress "Noms des ingenieurs...", key plate and 47 engraved maps (3 with two sections per plate), all with wormtracks in lower margin (not affecting plates), first volume with small crack in foot of lower joint with slight scrapingBindings of the plate volumes: contemporary navy straight-grained morocco elaborately tooled in blind and gilt with Egyptian motifs by Tessier (with his ticket in Antiquités plate volume I and État moderne plate volume I), central gilt arms of Louis-Antoine Bourbon with his LL crowned monogram and dolphin device in spine compartments, wide gold-tooled dentelles, gilt edges, crimson silk endpapers with gold-tooled border, all plate volumes with some foxing or show-through, bindings slightly rubbed

ou recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en égypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée française, publié par les ordres de sa majesté l'empereur napoléon le grand. paris: imprimerie impériale, 1809-1822

New York: Caravan, 1975-1978, deluxe editions, 3 volumes, folio (486 x 330mm.), each limited to 1,000 copies, each numbered 380 of 1,000 copies, illustrated, uniformly bound in publisher's brown morocco-backed boards, pictorial gilt spines, slipcases

egypt, lebanon and the holy land--the splendor of egypt: a commentary of napoléon bonaparte's expedition 1798-1801 and the "description de l'égypte" [-the lebanon: eighteenth- and nineteenth-century travellers; -the holy land: artists, geographers and travellers].

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Ancient Egyptian Sculpture & Works of Art

Paris, 1809-1829; primarily from A. Vol. III,  all but one unframed, comprising  pl. 7, ram and a long-horned goat (framed); showing Thebes, Karnak: pl. 34, reliefs, hand-colored, pl. 36, reliefs, granite palace, pl. 38, smiting scene, chariot, pl. 39, chariot horse, smiting scene, pl. 40, chariots, enemies, pl. 44, plan, great south temple, pl. 47, reliefs, pl. 50, south gate, pl. 57, reliefs from great south temple, pl. 53, southern gate, pl. 60, outside gate, small south temple, pl. 64, relief, small south temple, pl. 65, vases, pl. 66, vases, pl. 78, lamps and bronzes (monkey & baby); A Vol. V, Collections D’Antiques, pl. 65, kneeling king, seated god; H.N.: 27 plates of fauna (fish, reptiles), 6 plates of minerals (stones, petrified wood), hand-colored, 7 plates of text; and three over-size plates, comprising a topographic map of the Karnak ruins, reliefs, and a sacred barque.

a collection of plates from baron dominique vivant denon’s description de l’égypte

FIRST EDITION, bound in 33 volumes, various folio sizes, 927 engraved plates, 62 coloured, PROFUSELY EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED with additional volumes containing c.246 hand-written biographies, c.170 autograph letters, signed letters and documents, c.190 portraits, 36 medals and an additional volume by Gau, uniformly bound in contemporary half calf, spines gilt with red morocco labels, skilful restoration to bindings

FIRST EDITION, bound in 33 volumes, various folio sizes, 927 engraved plates, 62 coloured, PROFUSELY EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED with additional volumes containing c.246 hand-written biographies, c.170 autograph letters, signed letters and documents, c.190 portraits, 36 medals and an additional volume by Gau, uniformly bound in contemporary half calf, spines gilt with red morocco labels, skilful restoration to bindings A UNIQUE COPY OF NAPOLEON'S MONUMENTAL UNDERTAKING, EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED AND EXPANDED WITH SIX VOLUMES OF ADDITIONAL MATERIAL, INCLUDING AUTOGRAPH AND SIGNED LETTERS, DOCUMENTS, FRENCH AND ENGLISH MEDALS, HISTORICAL PORTRAITS, AND MANUSCRIPT BIOGRAPHIES. THE WHOLE ASSEMBLED BY THE DISTINGUISHED FRENCH VETERINARY SURGEON AND BIBLIOPHILE JEAN-BAPTISTE HUZARD (1755-1838), AND WITH ADDITIONAL TITLES AND LEAVES PRINTED BY HIS WIFE WHO WAS A PUBLISHER AND PRINTER. The set comprises: 12 TEXT VOLUMES, (numbered 1-12 on spines), folio (395 x 250mm.), 1809-1822, 35 engraved plates 11 ATLAS VOLUMES, ELEPHANT FOLIO (705 x 520mm.), comprising: Introduction, one volume (numbered 1 on spine), letterpressANTIQUITÉS, 5 volumes (numbered 2-6), 1809-1822, engraved frontispiece and 424 engraved plates, including 30 coloured by hand or printed in colour (99 in double-elephant folio vol. - see below)ETAT MODERNE, 2 volumes (numbered 7-8), 1809-1817, 170 engraved plates (including 12 in double-elephant folio vol. - see below)HISTOIRE NATURELLE, 3 volumes (numbered 9-11), 1809-1817, 244 engraved plates, 32 coloured by hand, including 14 ornithological plates 4 ATLAS VOLUMES, DOUBLE ELEPHANT FOLIO (3 vol. 1100 x 6800mm.; 1 vol. 1300 x 785mm), comprising: ANTIQUITÉS AND ETAT MODERNE, 3 volumes (numbered 1-3), containing the outsize plates from these sections (Antiquités 99 plates; Etat moderne 12 plates)CARTE TOPOGRAPHIQUE DE L'ÉGYPTE, one volume (numbered 4), 53 engraved plates and maps on 49 sheets, including title for a fuller description, including extra-illustrations bound in these volumes, see online at sothebys.com EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED WITH: "Lettre des membres du divan du Kaire au Général Bonaparte", Paris, an XI, 20pp., French and Arabic text, printed on blue paper in red and black, bound at end of text vol.4 6 ADDITIONAL VOLUMES, 5 uniform in size and binding with the text, 1 uniform with plates, comprising: ("Médailles - volume 13" on spine), one volume with 36 medals commemorating the expedition in Egypt and the scientific, political and military figures of the time, including Napoleon, Nelson, Desaix, Kléber, Denon, Abercrombie, etc., housed in 4 recessed trays within the vol., a few missing ("Pièces Iere Pie, Mélanges - volume 14 "), one volume with title dated 1833, containing a printed catalogue description of this copy in 1842, additional maps by Ortelius and others, printed articles (and manuscript copies), additional plates, 62pp. manuscript "Rapport fait au gouvernement français des évenemens qui se sont passis en Egytpe...", addressed to "Citoyens Consuls", etc. ("Pièces IIeme Pie, Biographie A[-Z] - volume 15-17"), 3 volumes, titled "Notices biographiques sur les généraux, administrateurs, savans, litterateurs, artistes, employés, etc., qui ont concouru par leurs talens... a l'Expedition et a la Description de l'Egypte. 1838", with c.246 MANUSCRIPT BIOGRAPHIES, MANY ACCOMPANIED BY PORTRAITS AND AUTOGRAPH LETTERS, SIGNED DOCUMENTS, ETC., including examples signed by Napoleon, Abercrombie, Andréossy, Berthier, Berthollet, Conté, Denon, Desaix, Desgenettes, Dolomieu, Fourier, Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Girard, Jomard, Junot, Kléber, Larrey, Louis XVIII, Marmont, Menou, Monge, Murat, Admiral Nelson and Talleyrand (see select list below). Gau, F.C. Antiquitiés de la Nubie... ouvrage faisant suite au grand ouvrage de la Commission d'Egypte. Stuttgart: Cotta, and Paris, Firmin Didot, 1822, 78 engraved plates (numbered 1-64, and 1-14), 5 hand-coloured, engraved vignettes, bound uniform in size and binding with plates, elephant folio

description de l'égypte, ou recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en égypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée française, publié par les orders de sa majesté l'empereur napoléon le grand. paris: imprimerie impériale [royale], 1809-1822 (with additional material up to c.1838)

The Library of Mohamed and Margaret MakiyaMakiya

Second edition, 29 volumes, comprising 11 atlas volumes and 18 (of 24) text volumes, comprising: atlases large folio (695 x 510mm.) and text 8vo (215 x 130mm.), uniformly bound in contemporary French red half roan, marbled boards, spines in compartments with raised bands gilt, plate volumes uncut, spines of atlas and text worn with some loss (mostly at head and foot), corners rubbed

Second edition, 29 volumes, comprising 11 atlas volumes and 18 (of 24) text volumes, comprising: atlases large folio (695 x 510mm.) and text 8vo (215 x 130mm.), uniformly bound in contemporary French red half roan, marbled boards, spines in compartments with raised bands gilt, plate volumes uncut, spines of atlas and text worn with some loss (mostly at head and foot), corners rubbed PLATE VOLUMES, 899 (of 900?) engraved plates and maps, many double-page and/or folding, comprising:Antiquités: 5 volumes, half-title in volume 1 only, 5 printed titles, engraved dedication (dated 1826), hand-coloured frontispiece (dated 1825), "Médaille Egyptienne" and "Description du Tableau" leaf at front of volume 1, 419 engraved plates (97+92+69+72+89), plus bound at end of volume 5: "Rosetta Stone" 8 sheets with 16 numbered plates, "Médailles trouvées en Syrie", "Canevas trigonométrique du Kaire [-Alexandrie, -Thebes]", and "Produits de la machine à graver" (245bis), without plate "Tableau synoptique des constellations", plates 26 and 51 in volume 3 with clean tear into imageAtlas géographique: printed title, double-page engraved additional title, and 52 plates and mapsEtat moderne: 2 volumes, 2 printed titles, 170 plates and maps (83+87), without a lithographed portrait of Louis XVIII (see footnote)Histoire naturelle: 3 volumes (including volume 2bis), 3 printed titles, 244 plates (62+105+77), letterpress plate list at end TEXT VOLUMES, 18 (of 24) volumes, half-titles, 40 engraved, lithographed or letterpress tables, map, and plates only, many folding (comprising 26 tables, one map, and 13 plates only), some light waterstaining, some gatherings rather spottedthe lot sold not subject to return

description de l'egypte, ou recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en égypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée française, publié par les ordres de sa majesté l'empereur napoléon le grand. paris: imprimerie de c.l.f. panckouke, 1820-1829

DOUBLE-ELEPHANT FOLIO (1080 x 690mm.), one oversize atlas volume only, 49 engraved maps, plans, views and plates, comprising 6 maps and plans and 43 plates and views, EDGE BOUND, some folding, a few plates of inscriptions coloured, contemporary boards, light scattered spotting, binding worn; TOGETHER WITH a large quantity of loose plates (mostly topographical) from Description de l'Egypte, housed in two portfolios, some wear; sold as a collection of plates not subject to return

[description de l'egypte ou recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en égypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée française, publié par les ordres de sa majesté l'empereur napoléon le grand. paris, c.1809-c.1822]

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Description de l'Egypte; ou Recueil des observations et des recherches, qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée française. Paris: Imprimerie Impériale, 1802-12, Imprimerie Royale, 1817-[30]

Description de l'Egypte; ou Recueil des observations et des recherches, qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée française. Paris: Imprimerie Impériale, 1802-12, Imprimerie Royale, 1817-[30] 21 volumes: Text volumes (9): 15 3/8 x 9 7/8 in.; Jésus folio volumes (9): 28 ¼ x 21 1/8 in.; Grande Monde folio volumes (3): 42 1/8 x 27 in. Late nineteenth-century half maroon morocco over blue cloth, large presentation label on front covers, plain endpapers and edges; some rubbing and chipping to extremities. Housed in a custom-designed oak cabinet. contents: Préface historique: Jésus folio; half-title, text by M. Fourier (although the proofs are said to have been read and corrected by Napoleon), explication of plates. Antiquitiés: 5 volumes Jésus folio plates, each with half-title, title-page, and leaf of artists (including Balzac, E. Devilliers, P. Jollois, H.-J. Redouté, and Saint-Genis) listing the plates for which each was responsible; engraved frontispiece, engraved map, 425 engraved plates (including 6 called-for duplicate impressions, 2 impressions printed in sepia, and 28 impressions printed in color, some finished by hand, of which 95 (19 folding) are bound in the Grand Monde volumes. With 4 volumes of folio text: 2 volumes of Mémoires with half-titles, engraved frontispiece portrait of Claude Louis Berthollet, 20 engraved plates (one folding and including 16 of the demotic inscription from the Rosetta Stone), 2 folding engraved maps, and 10 letterpress tabular tables (5 folding); and 2 volumes Descriptions, with half-titles and engraved frontispiece portrait of Gaspard Monge. The Antiquitiés plates depict not only the scenic ruins of Egypt, but also the various objects—including the Rosetta Stone—excavated by the Institut de l'Égypte, which now comprise the foundation of the Egyptian collection of the British Museum. État Moderne: 2 volumes Jésus folio plates, each with half-title, title-page, and leaf of artists listing the plates for which each was responsible, folding engraved map, 170 engraved plates (one heightened in red), of which 12 are bound in the Grande Monde volumes. With 2 volumes of folio text (bound in 3) with half-titles, engraved frontispiece portrait of Nicolas Jacques Conté, 4 engraved plates (3 folding). one wood-engraved text illustration, and extensive printing in exotic alphabets and musical notation. The État moderne plates depict the architecture of Egypt subsequent to the seventh-century Arab invasion, and also include sections on "arts et métiers," "costumes et portraits," "vases, meubles et instrumens," and "inscriptions, mommoies et médailles." Histoire naturelle: 2 volumes Jésus folio plates (bound in 3), two half-title, title-pages, and leaves of artists (including Barraband, Bessa, Delile, Menuier, H.-J. Redouté, Saint-Hilaire, and Turpin) listing the plates for which each was responsible; 244 engraved plates (13 impressions printed in color, some finished by hand). With 2 folio text volumes with half-titles, engraved frontispiece portrait of Michel-Ange Lancret, and one folding engraved plate. These plates, by some of the most enowned natural history artists of the nineteenth-century, depict the mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, flora, and geology of Egypt. Carte géographique et carte topographique: Grande Monde folio, engraved title-page, letterpress list of "Noms des ingénieurs qui ont fourni les materiaux," engraved map-key and index leaf, general map on 3 sheets, detailed map after surveys by Jacotin on 47 engraved plates printed on 46 sheets. Ready for publication in 1818 but, due to security restrictions, not issued by the French war department until 1830, these newly surveyed maps include Sinai, Palestine, and much of modern Lebanon in addition to Egypt. Totalling, one engraved frontispiece, two engraved maps (one folding), 839 engraved plates (of which 6 are duplicate impressions, 41 are printed in color, 2 in sepia, and one is heightened in red); plus the atlas volume containing 2 maps on 49 sheets. (Please see contents above for details and for plates and other illustrations contained in the text volumes.)    

Description de l'Égypte, ou recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition de l'armeé française … Histoire naturelle … [Zoologie]. Paris: L'Imprimerie Impériale, 1809–1817

Description de l'Égypte, ou recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition de l'armeé française … Histoire naturelle … [Zoologie]. Paris: L'Imprimerie Impériale, 1809–1817 2 text volumes, 4to (14 1/2 x 9 5/8 in.; 370 x 245 mm); and 2 atlas volumes, broadsheets (26 1/2 x 20 3/8 in.; 676 x 516 mm). 167 engraved plates after Barraband, Bessa, Prêtre, Huet, and Turpin, second text vol. with engraved portrait and folding engraved plan, half-titles in text vols. and first plate vol.; some foxing throughout (mostly marginal but occasionally severe. Contemporary presentation half red morocco gilt over marbled boards, spines gilt in 5 compartments (plate vols. in 7), marbled endpapers, edges gilt, final compartment of all spines gilt-lettered "Donné par S. M. Louis Philippe I. roi des français à M. Standish Standish 1841"; extremities scuffed, some repair to joints.

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