WHY do you come to Egypt? Do you come to gain a dream, or to regain lost dreams of old; to gild your life with the drowsy gold of romance, to lose a creeping sorrow, to forget that too many of your hours are sullen, gray, bereft? What do you wish of Egypt?The Sphinx will not ask you, will not care. The Pyramids, lifting their unnumbered stones to the clear and wonderful skies, have held, still hold, their secrets; but they do not seek for yours. The terrific temples, the hot, mysterious tombs, odorous of the dead desires of ...
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WHY do you come to Egypt? Do you come to gain a dream, or to regain lost dreams of old; to gild your life with the drowsy gold of romance, to lose a creeping sorrow, to forget that too many of your hours are sullen, gray, bereft? What do you wish of Egypt?The Sphinx will not ask you, will not care. The Pyramids, lifting their unnumbered stones to the clear and wonderful skies, have held, still hold, their secrets; but they do not seek for yours. The terrific temples, the hot, mysterious tombs, odorous of the dead desires of men, crouching in and under the immeasurable sands, will mock you with their brooding silence, with their dim and somber repose. The brown children of the Nile, the toilers who sing their antique songs by the shadoof and the sakieh, the dragomans, the smiling goblin merchants, the Bedouins who lead your camel into the pale recesses of the dunes-these will not trouble themselves about your deep desires, your perhaps yearning hunger of the heart and the imagination.Yet Egypt is not unresponsive.I came back to her with dread, after fourteen years of absence-years filled for me with the rumors of her changes. And on the very day of my arrival she calmly reassured me. She told me in her supremely magical way that all was well with her. She taught me once more a lesson I had not quite forgotten, but that I was glad to learn again-the lesson that Egypt owes her most subtle, most inner beauty to Kheper, although she owes her marvels to men; that when he created the sun which shines upon her, he gave her the luster of her life, and that those who come to her must be sun-worshipers if they would truly and intimately understand the treasure of romance that lies heaped within her bosom.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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Very good. First American edition with classic illustrated front cover a depiction of egyptian motifs on a gilt and coloured background on the front cover as well as spine-rare and collectableWritten for a child early in the 20th century, but not too far beyond the reading skills of today's adults. Wonderful book, wonderful photos, each with tissue guard.
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Good. Size: 9x6x1; The Century Co. (The De Vinne Press); New York, 1908. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed by author directly on front free endpaper. A Good, brown cloth binding with gilt lettering and illustration on front board and spine, binding a bit shaky, cracked hinges, spine separating from backing material, moderate handling/rub marks and few soiled spots on boards, discoloration to spine, rubbing to board edges, some bending and small abrasions to board corners, frayed spine edges with small tears to spine edges buckram, TEG with blemishes, deckle fore-edge and bottom text block edge, age toning to pages, small dent and abrasion top rear board edge, bit of scattered foxing to pastedowns and endpapers, few soiled spots on couple of prelims, without Dust wrapper. A good and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches], 272pp., tissue protected color and b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
