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Seuil, 1993. Paperback. Good. Slight signs of wear on the cover. Edition 1993. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this book's net price to charity organizations.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.

Pygmalion, 2007. Paperback. New. 334 pages. French language. 9.37x5.98x1.02 inches.

Couverture rigide. Bon/1999. in-8. Paris, le Promeneur, 1999, in-8, 347pp, broché, Quelques défauts mineurs sinon très bel exemplaire.

Hardback. New.

Editions Gallimard, 1998. Paperback. New. French language. 8.11x5.12x0.87 inches.

Le Caire: Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale, 1989. Slipcased. Very Good/Very Good. slipcase has general wear, discolortion, creasing. French language text. Cream colores wraps with illustration. Cream colored slipcase. XVII-141 f. pl. including 11 depl.

HACHETTE LIVRE-BNF. paperback. New. 6x0x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

London: Samuel Bagster, 1807. First UK edition. Hardcover. Very Good. copperplate frontispiece. Quarto, vii, 82, ccli + Table, leaf clxxxi-ii has a fore-edge chip from the press; half calf, marbled boards scuffed, very light foxing. With an engraved [ Baronial?] bookplate [ possibly John Henry Vivian, or his son, Sir Arthur Pendarves Vivian ( member of the Royal Geographical Society), inked name on recto of frontispiece, the frontispiece caption is trimmed, and spotted. Denon, a noted artist and engraver, accompanied Napoleon's troops into Egypt to record the scenery and antiquities. This volume describes the plates of the Atlas volume. Additionally there are important Appendices about the pyramids at Geza, Alexandria, minerals, medicine, "Memoire sur le Commerce des Negres au Caire, et sur les Maladies, ...", etc. This British edition, with French text, is quite scarce. An 1809 re-issue had cancelled title-pages. Note: curiously the printed title-page reads "Voyages", not in the singular as… Leer más

Rare complete set of 2 volumes. IFAO, Le Caire, 1802, reprint 1989. Vol.I: Texte, in-4, 83 & xii & 322 pages. Vol II: Planches, in-folio in a case, xvii pages, 141 plates. The folios are slightly rubbed and soiled, the books themselves are in very good condition. Language: French. This set ships from Europe, shipping costs will be updated accordingly (BPF). Relevant subjects: Egypt: Travelers & Egyptologists.

Rare complete set of 2 volumes. IFAO, Le Caire, 1802, reprint 1989. Vol.I: Texte, in-4, 83 & xii & 322 pages. Vol II: Planches, in-folio in a case, xvii pages, 141 plates. Slightly dusty, tiny stains on back of text volume, otherwise a fine set. From the library of Egyptologist Jean-Pierre Corteggiani. Language: French. This set ships from Europe, shipping costs will be updated accordingly (BPF). Relevant subjects: Egypt: Travelers & Egyptologists.

Paris: De L'Imprimerie . de P. Didot l'aîné , An XI- 1803. 3 volumes. Original pink marbled wraps.; one cover with slight detachment of part of cover..... OCLC Number939053137.....10 x17,5 cm. XXI-(1)-324; (4)-348 et un tableau dépliant ; (4)-296 pages. Brochés, sous couvertures d'attente d'époque, pièces de titre en papier au dos. Petite déchirure au tome 1, usures sur les seconds plats des tomes 1 et 2, sinon bon état. Quelques rousseurs, toutes petites traces marginales de mouillures claires sur quelques cahiers. Une tache sur une page. Le tome 3 contient la description des planches, absentes ici. Seconde édition au format in-12, parue un an après l'Edition originale...

Paris: Henri Gaugain. , 1829.. A very good example, occasional minor browning.. Edition: Second Edition. , Binding: contemporary quarter vellum over marbled paper boards, spine with 6 raised bands, title on two, marbled upper and lower endpapers, speckled edges. , Notes: Dominique Vivant Denon (1747–1825) was a French artist, writer, diplomat, author, and archaeologist. He was appointed as the first Director of the Louvre museum by Napoleon after the Egyptian campaign of 1798–1801, and is commemorated in the Denon Wing of the modern museum and in the Dominique-Vivant Denon Research Center. His two-volume Voyage dans la basse et la haute Egypte ("Journey in Lower and Upper Egypt"), 1802, was the foundation of modern Egyptology. At Bonaparte's invitation he joined the expedition to Egypt as part of the arts and literature section of the Institut d'Égypte, and thus found the opportunity of gathering the materials for his most important literary and artistic work. He accompanied General Desaix to… Leer más

Rare complete set of 2 volumes in the first edition, in exceptional condition. Didot l'aîné, Paris, 1802. Elephant folio. Vol. I: vi & 265 pages, liii pages of explanation of the plates, index and list of subscribers. Vol. II: 142 engraved plates and maps, numbered 1 to 141 (there are two bis plates: 20 bis & 54 bis, while plates 4 & 5 are on the same page). Early 19th century red morocco, gilt tool spine. An exceptionally nice, unmarked set: some plates have browning due to aging of the paper, plates 59 and 60 have a larger stain on lower corner, the rest of the plates is in very fresh condition. Dominique Vivant, Baron Denon (4 January 1747 - 27 April 1825) was a French artist, writer, diplomat, author, and archaeologist. He was appointed as the first Director of the Louvre museum by Napoleon after the Egyptian campaign of 1798-1801. While his Voyage is foremost known for its extraordinary drawings, the text, in the first person, conveys not only the military operations, but also Denont's personal… Leer más

Paris: P. Didot, 1802. 2 volumes (text large quarto [12 x 9 1/8 inches], atlas large folio [23 x 17 inches]). Text: half-title, list of subscribers. Atlas: 143 engraved plates (numbered 1-141, plus 20 bis and 54 bis) on 142 sheets (plates 4 and 5 on the same sheet). Uncut. Contemporary French blue paper covered boards, expert repairs to the spine of the atlas. Housed in blue morocco backed boxes. Provenance: Armaney (contemporary signature on the front blank of text and title of atlas) A foundation work of Egyptology by "the first to reveal the richness of Egyptian art to Europe" (Atabey). "At [Napoleon] Bonaparte's invitation Denon eagerly accepted an opportunity to join the expedition to Egypt (1798), and while there accompanied General Louis Charles Antoine Desaix up and down the Nile in pursuit of Murad Bey, recording antiquities as he went. He returned to France with Napoleon in 1800, and within the space of two years produced his monumental Voyage dans la basse et la haute Egypte, which… Leer más

Paris, Didot l'aîné, 1802. . Two volumes, large folio (66.5 x 48.5 cm approx.), vi, 265, liii pp., plate volume complete with 143 engraved plates and maps, many double-page, generally showing 2 or more images, numbered to 141 (2 bis plates 20bis & 54bis, plates 4 & 5 on 1 page), original tissue guards; very occasional light toning to paper as often. Contemporary red straight-grained morocco gilt, covers with gilt border, spines in eight compartments, green morocco lettering-piece to second, others with gilt corners and centre-pieces of bird and head tools; spines lightly faded. Magnificent large format classic of Egyptology, the first major work on the subject. A superb example, very fresh and finely bound in contemporary red morocco.Denon (1747-1825), was a diplomat and artist who had moved his way up in Parisian society, befriended King Louis XV, survived the Revolution, and attracted the attention of Napoleon. He joined the Egyptian expedition at Napoleon's invitation, even though he was not… Leer más