John. Egypt in the Classical Geographers.

by BALL

£200 · Offered by Henry Sotheran Ltd

BALL, John. Egypt in the Classical Geographers. Cairo: Government Press, Bulaq. 1942. Royal 8vo. Original cloth-backed printed boards; pp. vi, 203, folding maps, plates (some folding) and illustrations in the text, portrait of the author as frontispiece, light wear, contemporary ownership inscription inside and outside the front board; a good copy of an uncommon book. First edition, one of 1000 copies printed. The geographic knowledge of the Ancients is here delineated from the Egyptians and Greeks to the Christian era. John Ball worked for most of his life as geological surveyor for the Egyptian government. SKU: 2123519

• Binding: Hardcover

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