London: Daldy, Isbister & Co., 1877. Third Edition. Hardcover. Octavo size, 648 pp. Charles Piazzi Smyth (1819-1900) has a fasinating life-story, one which would take more time to tell than we presently have in introducing this work. Suffice it to say that, in addition to a highly-regarded career in the..... More
London: John Murray, 1902. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Ocatvo size, 122 pp., inscribed by the author. Presentation copy, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO THE RT. HON. LORD GRENFELL, SIRDAR OF EGYPT AND THE SUDAN, DATED APRIL 13, 1903. ___DESCRIPTION: Dark green cloth boards with gilt lettering on front and spine, motifs of..... More
Paris: Librairie Honore Champion, 1908. Hardcover. Quarto size, 390 pp., in French, with folding maps. This volume comprises a geographic study of the Sinai Peninsula, in Egypt, written by French archaeologist and Egyptologist Raymond Weill; it is a thorough examination of the topography and climate of the region, and their..... More