St. John, J.A. [James Augustus, 1795 - 1874]

Egypt and Nubia; their scenery and their people. Being incidents of history and travel, from the best and the most recent authorities, including J.L.Burckhardt and Lord Lindsay.

London: Chapman and Hall, 1845. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover.

Half calf and marbled boards, modern leather spine label. Marbles textblock and endpages. Bindings tight and square. Moderate handling wear. Text clean, no ownership markings, light even toning. 8vo; (iii)-viii, 472 pages. 8.5 by 5.25 inches.  First Edition. Woodcut illustrations.

This work synthesizes early 19th-century accounts of Egypt and Nubia drawn from travelers such as Johann Ludwig Burckhardt and Lord Lindsay, combining observation, archaeology, and historical narrative.

This is a curious mixture of information from St. John's own travels in 1832-3 with details from many other writers on Egypt, e.g. Alpinus, Light, Wilde, Burckhardt, Belzoni,…  Contains reports about life under the Ottoman Turks and descriptions of regional monuments, Pyramids, etc.

St. John’s style bridges Romantic exploration with early anthropological curiosity, illustrating Western fascination with ancient Egyptian civilization and its monumental remains. The wood engravings, typical of the Chapman and Hall series, capture major sites such as Philae, Abu Simbel, and the cataracts of the Nile.

Subjects: Egypt, Nubia, Nile River, Ancient Civilizations, Early Travel Narratives, 19th-Century Exploration, Travel Literature, Exploration, Archaeology.

REF: OCLC: 25950873. Bold: 013781126; Hilmy: 204ff [vii]

Item #21172

Price: $150.00