Essay on Dr. Young's and M. Champollion's phonetic system of hieroglyphics;. with some additonal discoveries, by which it may be applied to decipher the names of the ancient kings of Egypt and Ethiopia
Henry Salt (Lichfield 1780-1827)
Category
Books
Date
1825
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3175759
Summary
Bibliographic description
vii,[1],72p.,, 7 leaves of plates. ill., fascim.. 8vo. Pencil annotations throughout. Provenance: Inscription on endpaper: To Mr Wilkinson with Mr Salts best compts.[i.e. Henry Salt (1780-1827) to John Gardner Wilkinson]. Nineteenth-century armorial bookplate: 'John Gardner Wilkinson Brynfield House.' [i.e. Sir John Gardner Wilkinson (1795-1875)]. Binding: Nineteenth-century half calf, marbled paper sides. Spine label: Salt's Essay.
Makers and roles
Henry Salt (Lichfield 1780-1827), author