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.

Edward William Lane

RA Collection: Book

Record number

12/3554

Author

Edition

Fifth edition, with numerous additions and improvements, from a copy annotated by the author.

Imprint

London: John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1860

Physical Description

xxiii, 619 pages: illustrations; 23.5 cm.

General Note

Half title: The modern Egyptians.
Edited by his nephew, Edward Stanley Poole.
Printed by William Clowes and Sons, Stamford Street

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Reproductions

A copy of this book from Harvard University Library has been digitised and made available online via the Hathi Trust.

Provenance

Purchased for the Royal Academy Library 1871. RA Annual Report 1871.

Copy Note

Inscribed in pencil top left corner of flyleaf S.A.H. [Solomon Alexander Hart R.A.]

Binding Note

Green sand-grain clothbound boards, gilt decoration on front cover and spine. Back cover embossed design. Gilt lettering on spine THE MODERN EGYPTIANS/ LANE/ JOHN MURRAY/ LONDON.

Subject

Egypt, 19th century
Manners and customs
Social life and customs

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