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Note: Many of my clients are scholars and researchers seeking specific information related to their field of interest. For their convenience I include the following details directly from this book:Places and Historical Subject Matter Discussed/Illustrated in this Book (Partial Only, See Full Contents Below): Egypt Egyptian Egyptology Picturesque Illustrated Arabian Arabia Arab Freemasonry Great Hall at Karnak Tombs of Caliphs Nile Philae Stepped Pyramid Sakkar Alexandria Pyramids Pompey's Pillar Egyptian Donkey Boy Dragoman Cleopatra's Needles Thothmes III Ruins of Tanis Sakieh Fellaheen Cairo Minaret Mosque Sultan Hasan Bab Ez-suleh Bab El-Mutawellee Ibn-Tooloon Villa Garden Coffee House Nilometer Citadel Cemetery Tombs Mohammed Ali Obelisk of Usertesen I Heliopolis Pyramids Cartouche Cheops Chephren Museum Boolak Mycerinus Assouan Siout Nile Boat Dahabiyyeh Dhow or Trading Boat Statue of Rameses II Memphis Sarcophagus Serapeum Memphis Ibis Sandstorm Desert Mummy Death of the First-Born Nile Cliffs Egyptian Village Fowler Sultan Hassan Papyrus Plant Lotus flower Manfalut Governor's Palace Neetmok Nomark Aneni at Beni Hassan Semitic Nation Amu Beni Hassan Christian symbols Sebak Chnumis Temple Abydos Denderah Ramesseum Thebes Osiride Rameses III Medinet-Abu Temple at Luxor Colossi of Thebes Luxor Propylon at Karnak Hypostyle Hall Francois Champollion Sculptured Wall Erment Hermonthis Shishak Osiris Edfou Esneh Silsilis Elephantine Amen Isis Chonsu Bes Koptic Woman Isis Columns Pylon Great Court Temple at Philae Sheik's House Nubian Pharoah Dandour Dekkeh Arabs Wady Sabooah Abu Simbel Ethiopian Negro Asiatic Captives Menephtah Exodus Seti I Crocodiles Queen Nefert-ari Maspero Brugsch Bey Mohammed Abd-er-Rasul Mummy Rameses II Pinetem II Tomb of Seti I Valley of the Tombs of the Kings Suez Canal Ancient Canal Zagazig Port Said Caravan Kantarah Lake Menzaleh Desert Plain of Er-Rahah Sinai Peninsula Mount Serbal Wells of Moses Wady Gharandel Mount Serbal Ruins at Serabet el Khadim Ras Susafeh Plain of Er-Rahah Wady Feiran Jebel Musa Mount SinaiLAND OF THE PHARAOHS Including a Sketch of Sinai. Drawn With Pen and Pencil. By the Rev. Samuel Manning, LL.D. New Edition Revised and Partially Rewritten by Richard Lovett, M.A. Published in 1887 by the Religious Tract Society, London. 11.5" x 9" decorated cloth hardcover. Illustrated. 219 pages.Condition: VERY GOOD ANTIQUE CONDITION. Beautiful exterior as shown in photos. Firm binding. Text is clean and complete. Light foxing, heavier near the front. No torn, loose or missing pages. Nice shape for 129 years old.DESCRIPTION:This is a large and lavish volume loaded with late 19th-century sketches of Egypt, its ancient ruins, views along the Nile and the Egyptian people. So beautiful. What a pity books like this aren't made anymore.Here in these pages you will find Egypt captured in all of its ancient glory: The Pyramids. The Sphinx. The Valley of the Kings. Cairo. Gizeh. Alexandria. Memphis. Thebes. The Sinai. Tombs. Temples. Cemeteries. Citadels. Sarcophagi. Hieroglyphics. Sculptures. Reliefs. Frescoes. And more. All accompanied by a descriptive and informative text narrative that embraces Egyptian history, archaeology, topography and way of life as it existed in ancient times and at the close of the 19th century.Any Egyptian scholar or collector of Egyptian antiquities will discover hours of enjoyment in this handsome volume. Freemasons will also take great pleasure from LAND OF THE PHARAOHS. The book is not specifically about Freemasonry, but Egypt, its ancient monuments and symbolism have always held a special fascination for members of Masonic orders.Don't miss out on owning this beautiful book. Get it before somebody else does!Illustrations Include: The Great Hall at Karnak * Tombs of the Caliphs, Cairo * View on the Nile near Philae * In the Suburbs of Cairo * The Stepped Pyramid at SakkarALEXANDRIA TO CAIRO: General view of Cairo, with the Pyramids in the distance * A street in Cairo * Pompey's Pillar * An ... read more

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