BELZONI, Giovanni Battista (1778-1823). Belzoni's Egypt Plates. First Edition.

London: J. Murray, Albemarle-Street, 1820.

Plates illustrative of the researches and operations of G. Belzoni in Egypt and Nubia.

2 leaves of text, 44 color plates (2 folding).

Elephant folio of color plates to accompany the author's Narrative of the operations and recent discoveries within the pyramids, temples, tombs, and excavations, in Egypt and Nubia.

Bound in 3/4 vellum with marbled boards, marbled endpapers, marbled edges, red gilt spine label.


H: 23 3/4 W: 18 1/4 in. Good condition with plates in very good condition, vibrant and fresh, foxing primarily effective edges volume.

Some slight foxing throughout; Plate #19 unnumbered, Plate #24 folding with slight tear, Plate #28 numbered 41, Plate 29 follows Plate 31, Plate 40 folding with two slight tears. Plate # 25 with repair. Vellum spine and corners cut away from marbled cover, verso and recto with no loss to binding. Binding slightly soiled.