This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1861 edition. Excerpt: ...date groves and gardens, project over the river, which is animated by the constant passage of boats darting about with their great white sails, like birds, under the lively evening breeze which wafted the odours from the adjacent gardens across the stream. It is a delightful sensation too, when, with stores ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1861 edition. Excerpt: ...date groves and gardens, project over the river, which is animated by the constant passage of boats darting about with their great white sails, like birds, under the lively evening breeze which wafted the odours from the adjacent gardens across the stream. It is a delightful sensation too, when, with stores laid in and preliminary troubles over, one first sees the broad latine sails of the bark expanding to the steady breeze which is to waft it among the wonders of early time, the temples and the tombs of mighty Thebes. I shall never forget the moment when the boat shot out of the narrow channel of Rhoda, and issued into the magnificent river, rolling in its full breadth between groves of palm. The sun was setting red upon the pyramids, seen afar beyond the level green valley, and burnishing the sands of the Libyan desert; the wind raised vast clouds of dust, tinged with the ruddy beams, and driving across towards the stream, the reddening sails caught the gust, which freshened as the sun set, and as we dashed rapidly through the seething waters, Cairo and its minarets on the eastern banks, the mounds of Babylon and the crags of Mokattam on the west, the long succession of pyramids seen stretching far away to the site of ancient Memphis, all mingled into ruddy haze and twilight obscurity. We made great way, but missing the channel we became involved among a maze of sandy islands, and I had a rough introduction to a common incident in Nile navigation. I had hardly lay down to rest, when I was thrown off my bench upon the floor by a sudden jerk;--we had run upon a shoal: the boatmen, stripping off their scanty attire, leaped into the water, shouting and singing in chorus, and speedily engaged in getting off the vessel, an operation which consumed...
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VG-(Corners bumped; Light wear to extremities) Grey cloth over boards; Gilt titling and decoration to spine; Gilt decoration to both covers; Yellow endpapers; 218 pp.; 52 bw plates and figures. Chronicles the author's travels to Egypt in 1845; Wonderful wood cuts and engravings (by various artists) accompany the text.
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Very Good. Frontis, engraved 2nd title-page, map, 32 steel-engraved plates, vi, [2], 218p. plus [2]p. publisher's adverts. Original gilt-decorated blue cloth. 26cm. Partial tear in lower corner of tissue guard for frontis. Former owner's name ("Joseph K. Brick" of Brooklyn, N.Y. ) on recto of blank following free front endpaper. An appealing copy.