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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The American in Egypt' recounts James Ewing Cooley's travels through Egypt, Arabia Petraea, and the Holy Land during 1839 and 1840. This detailed travelogue offers a glimpse into the Middle East during the early 19th century, providing observations on the landscapes, cultures, and historical sites encountered. Cooley's narrative captures the spirit of exploration and discovery, offering readers a firsthand account of his experiences and reflections. With vivid descriptions and personal anecdotes, this book provides valuable insights into the region's history and the author's own journey of enlightenment. A fascinating read for anyone interested in historical travel accounts and the cultural landscape of the Middle East.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - bTitle:/b The American in Egypt, with rambles through Arabia Petræa and the Holy Land, during the years 1839 and 1840 . Illustrated with numerous steel engravings: also with designs and etchings by Johnston.br/br/bPublisher:/b British Library, Historical Print Editionsbr/br/The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.br/br/The GENERAL HISTORICAL collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This varied collection includes material that gives readers a 19th century view of the world. Topics include health, education, economics, agriculture, environment, technology, culture, politics, labour and industry, mining, penal policy, and social order. br/br/++++br/The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:br/++++br/br/b/b British Librarybr/b/b Cooley, James Ewing; br/b/b 1842.br/b/b xx. 610 p. ; 8º.br/b/b 10095.f.18.br/.…

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The American in Egypt' recounts James Ewing Cooley's travels through Egypt, Arabia Petraea, and the Holy Land during 1839 and 1840. This detailed travelogue offers a glimpse into the Middle East during the early 19th century, providing observations on the landscapes, cultures, and historical sites encountered. Cooley's narrative captures the spirit of exploration and discovery, offering readers a firsthand account of his experiences and reflections. With vivid descriptions and personal anecdotes, this book provides valuable insights into the region's history and the author's own journey of enlightenment. A fascinating read for anyone interested in historical travel accounts and the cultural landscape of the Middle East.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Couverture rigide. Zustand: Bon. First edition; octavo; publisher's original cloth binding with gilt title, tight, lightly rubbed at edges, corners bumped; very good end papers with the label of an old Bordeaux bookstore; inside good, many engravings, but the plates are absent; xviii, 610 pp. Illustrated with numerous steel engravings; at the end 18 pages publisher's catalogue. …

Hardcover. Octavo. xviii, 610pp. Original spotted calf leather with gilt lettering on black label of spine. Frontispiece print with tissue guard. Illustrated with numerous steel engravings, some with tissue guards, and designs and etchings by Johnston. Witty and satirical account of New York State senator Cooley's trip to Egypt. Compilation from the notes taken on the spots during the author's wanderings in the Old World. Entertaining caricature of David Bushnell, an American living in Alexandria. Criticized for lack of factual accuracy and lifting of illustrations but showing caricatures of Western travelers together with authentic representation oriental costumes and antiquities, in other words, the fanciful and the factual. Moderate rubbing of leather with some creasing of spine from reading, some shelf wear around edges. Offsetting on endpapers. Foxing throughout block, at times affecting images. Binding and interior in overall good+ condition.…

First edition. Frontispiece, 2 other full page plates and numerous in-text illustrations. 8vo. Original blind-decorated cloth, gilt title to spine. Spine lacking a few pieces, hinges rubbed. Some browning as usual. Bookplate to ffep. vxiii, 610, 10 [publisher's catalogue, of 18] pp. New York, D. Appleton & Company, n.d. The author was an observant traveller and witty writer, here producing one of the most amusing accounts of contemporary Egypt and the people encountered during his travels. In chapter XI, for example, he lambasts the pompousness of the illustrious British orientalist J.S. Buckingham, whom he had heard lecture on Egyptian artefacts, in New York: "If I am right in my recollection, Mr. Buckingham, the 'ex-member of Parliament,' in his fanciful lecture with which he enlightened the dark and benighted inhabitants of the obscure city of New York, in the winter of 1838, speaking of this 'Pompey's Pillar' told us that it was not 'Pompey's Pillar,' or rather it was not Pompey the Great's Pillar ? but a pillar that was erected to the memory of a certain Popaios, who had imported a quantity of corn into Alexandria, at a time when there was a great scarcity of that article in Egypt, and distributed it among the inhabitants gratis." (p. 149).   Ibrahim-Hilmy I, 143. …