Item #87949 AN ACCOUNT OF THE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE MODERN EGYPTIANS, WRITTEN IN EGYPT DURING THE YEARS 1833, -34 AND -35, PARTLY FROM NOTES MADE DURING A FORMER VISIT TO THAT COUNTRY IN THE YEARS 1825, -26, -27 AND -28. (TWO VOLUMES COMPLETE). Edward William Lane.
AN ACCOUNT OF THE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE MODERN EGYPTIANS, WRITTEN IN EGYPT DURING THE YEARS 1833, -34 AND -35, PARTLY FROM NOTES MADE DURING A FORMER VISIT TO THAT COUNTRY IN THE YEARS 1825, -26, -27 AND -28. (TWO VOLUMES COMPLETE)
AN ACCOUNT OF THE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE MODERN EGYPTIANS, WRITTEN IN EGYPT DURING THE YEARS 1833, -34 AND -35, PARTLY FROM NOTES MADE DURING A FORMER VISIT TO THAT COUNTRY IN THE YEARS 1825, -26, -27 AND -28. (TWO VOLUMES COMPLETE)
AN ACCOUNT OF THE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE MODERN EGYPTIANS, WRITTEN IN EGYPT DURING THE YEARS 1833, -34 AND -35, PARTLY FROM NOTES MADE DURING A FORMER VISIT TO THAT COUNTRY IN THE YEARS 1825, -26, -27 AND -28. (TWO VOLUMES COMPLETE)
AN ACCOUNT OF THE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE MODERN EGYPTIANS, WRITTEN IN EGYPT DURING THE YEARS 1833, -34 AND -35, PARTLY FROM NOTES MADE DURING A FORMER VISIT TO THAT COUNTRY IN THE YEARS 1825, -26, -27 AND -28. (TWO VOLUMES COMPLETE)
AN ACCOUNT OF THE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE MODERN EGYPTIANS, WRITTEN IN EGYPT DURING THE YEARS 1833, -34 AND -35, PARTLY FROM NOTES MADE DURING A FORMER VISIT TO THAT COUNTRY IN THE YEARS 1825, -26, -27 AND -28. (TWO VOLUMES COMPLETE)
AN ACCOUNT OF THE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE MODERN EGYPTIANS, WRITTEN IN EGYPT DURING THE YEARS 1833, -34 AND -35, PARTLY FROM NOTES MADE DURING A FORMER VISIT TO THAT COUNTRY IN THE YEARS 1825, -26, -27 AND -28. (TWO VOLUMES COMPLETE)

AN ACCOUNT OF THE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE MODERN EGYPTIANS, WRITTEN IN EGYPT DURING THE YEARS 1833, -34 AND -35, PARTLY FROM NOTES MADE DURING A FORMER VISIT TO THAT COUNTRY IN THE YEARS 1825, -26, -27 AND -28. (TWO VOLUMES COMPLETE)

London, England: Charles Knight and Co., 1836. First Edition. Hardcover. Matching set of two: Octavo, 8.1 in. x 5 in., Volume I: pp. xxiv, 402, [2] (errata); Volume II: pp. 419. Illustrated with 107 illustrations on 27 plates and in the text. Brown cloth boards with frame and decorative symbol stamped in blindto front and back. Gilt title to spine. Volume I: Boards detached; spine lacking. Volume II: Spine partially detached and fragile along gutters. Rubbing to extremities. Corners lightly nudged. Scar from removed bookplates to front pastedowns. Clean interior with all pages, including endpapers; textblocks are solid. Reading Copy. Item #87949

Edward William Lane (1801-1876) was an eminent Arabic scholar who made voyages up to the Nile in 1826 and 1827. He was fascinated by Egyption life, people and customs and went to live in Cairo where he studied and adopted Egyptian dress, His studies led him to publish the famous Account of the Manners and Customs of Modern Egyptians, 1836; He travelled to Egypt again and published several other works but is best known for his translation of the Arabian Nights (1832-41). (from National Portrait Gallery).

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