Cleopatra's Needle: With Brief Notes on Egypt and Egyptian Obelisks

by Erasmus Wilson

$150 · Offered by Argosy Book Store · No longer available

London: Brain & Co., 1878. Illustrated. 214 pages. 8vo, original terra cotta cloth, stamped in gilt edges of covers darkened . London: Brain & Co., n.d. 1878 . Very good. Early ownership name on half-title. The London Needle was given to Britain as a gift in 1819, but not shipped until 1877 when Erasmus Wilson agreed to cover the transportation costs. Binding: Hardcover Condition:

• Binding: Hardcover

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