[Rarebooks] FS: Wilkinson: ANCIENT EGYPTIANS

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Wilkinson, John Gardner. MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE ANCIENT 
EGYPTIANS, INCLUDING THEIR PRIVATE LIFE, GOVERNMENT, LAWS, ARTS, 
MANUFACTURES, RELIGION, AGRICULTURE, AND EARLY HISTORY; DERIVED FROM 
A COMPARISON OF THE PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES, AND MONUMENTS STILL 
EXISTING, WITH THE ACCOUNTS OF ANCIENT AUTHORS [FIVE VOLUMES]. 
London: John Murray, 1847. Illus. with 94 lithographed plates, some 
color, double-page and/or folding, and over 500 woodcuts. 8vo. 
Contemporary tree calf, rebacked, raised bands, red morocco title 
label, black morocco volume label, both in gilt, boards ruled and 
bordered in gilt, edges and turn-ins decorated with gilt dentelles, 
marbled endpapers. Lowndes 2924. Brunet VI, 1451 (1st). Third edition.

Sir John Gardner Wilkinson (1797-1875) had planned an army career, 
but is first visit to Egypt so enthralled him, that he didn't leave 
for twelve years. "Wilkinson's greatest published work was Manners 
and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians (1837), a profusely illustrated 
description of ancient Egyptian society. Drawing upon his work in the 
tombs at Gurna, Wilkinson was able to present a poignant picture of 
daily life in ancient Egypt that instantly caught the popular 
imagination. Praised by one reviewer as a 'restoration to life, as it 
were, of the ancient Pharaohs, and their subjects' (QR, Jan 1839, 
120), it passed through many editions, influencing generations of 
English-speaking readers," (DNB). Provenance: Armorial bookplates of 
Edward Huth. Very good copies, extremities rubbed, one volume with 
top fore-corners bumped and worn with minor loss, labels with some 
chipped edges, owner's bookplate on front pastedowns, binding solid, 
contents fine. A beautiful set.  [34250] $950.00

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