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1795 Philosophical Dissertations of the Egyptians and Chinese
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Description
Folding Maps, Original Binding, Uncommon
The second English edition. Volume I only from this uncommon two-volume work.
In a contemporary full cloth binding.
With a large folding map of Egypt.
This work proposes to examine how far the ancient Egyptians resembled the modern Chinese, with observations made on manners, customs, monuments, food and various accounts.
Written by Cornelius de Pauw, a Dutch philosopher, geographer and a diplomat at the court of Frederick the Great of Prussia.
Translated from the French by Capt. J. Thomson.
Condition
In a contemporary full cloth binding, with spine paper label. Externally, with fading to the spine and board edges. With wear to the backstrip, the head of which is coming away from the spine. Marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with the occasional spots. Contemporary ink inscriptions to the front free endpaper.
Good
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