Occult & Esoterica
[KAPOLAN-KOUYMIJIAN, Angele] The Splendour of Egypt. A Commentary on Napoleon Bonaparte's Expedition (1798-1801) and the "Description de Egypte"
[KAPOLAN-KOUYMIJIAN, Angele] The Splendour of Egypt. A Commentary on Napoleon Bonaparte's Expedition (1798-1801) and the "Description de Egypte"
With Dickran Kouymijian
Delmar, NY: Caravan Books, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Royal Folio (measures 20 x 14 inches). Limited to 1000 deluxe hand-numbered copies this being No. 741. xxiii + 100 full page b&w engravings on heavy card stock. Captions for each plate on facing page. Bound in quarter brown leather over brown boards. Endpaper maps. Housed in a sturdy slipcase. Slipcase has some wear, scuffs, and markings. A near fine copy in a very good slipcase. An uncommon title. Note: this is a very large and heavy book. When packaged for shipping it weighs nearly 15 pounds.
With 100 amazing full page engravings showing ancient ruins and monuments of Egypt as well as imagery of Muslim Egypt. A spectacular production.