An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians,. written in Egypt during the years 1833, -34, and -35, partly from notes made from a former visit to that country ... By Edward William Lane, ... In two volumes. 3175744

An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians,. written in Egypt during the years 1833, -34, and -35, partly from notes made from a former visit to that country ... By Edward William Lane, ... In two volumes.

Edward William Lane (1801 - 1876)

Date

1842

Materials

Place of origin

London

Collection

Calke Abbey, Derbyshire

NT 3175744

Summary

Bibliographic description

2v.. ill... 8vo. Tipped in facing title page of vol. 1: autograph letter, addressed to 'My dear Ama'eel' (?), signed 'Mansoor' [i.e. Edward William Lane (1801-1876)] and dated 27 June 1842. Provenance: Gardner Wilkinson Library (no bookplates). Binding: Nineteenth-century brown cloth; title in gilt on spines, with ibis and crocodile (as issued).

Provenance

Transferred to the National Trust by the Treasury in lieu of CTT in 1985 with an endowment provided by the NHMF.

Makers and roles

Edward William Lane (1801 - 1876)

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