Ancient Egypt
Subtitle: her testimony to the truth of the Bible : being an interpretation of the inscriptions and pictures which remain upon her tombs and temples : illustrated by very numerous engravings and coloured plates
By: by William Osburn, Junior ...
Contributors: Basire, James, 1769-1835.; Bonomi, Joseph, 1796-1878.; Samuel Bagster and Sons.
Publisher: Samuel Bagster and Sons
Published: 1846
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
Subjects: Bible. -- O. T. -- Evidences, authority, etc; Bible. -- O. T. -- Antiquities; Egypt -- Antiquities
Other titles: Egypt :; Ancient Egypt :
Notes: Publisher's advertisements on p. [1-2] at end.

Added chromolithographed t.p. with hand-colouring.  Plate with imprint: "J. Bonomi, Del.t  J. Basire, Lith.". and "Samuel Bagster & Sons London.".

T.p. printed in red and black.

Publisher's device printed on t.p.

Chromolithographed plates include hand-colouring and one double plate includes hand-lettering. One plate with imprint: "S. Bagster & Sons." and two others with imprint: "Samuel Bagster & Sons  London.".  Two plates lack an imprint.

Includes 2 double plates folded at the margin.

MASS copy: Bound in brown sand-grain cloth embossed with a repeating diagonal pattern of intertwining circles overlaying a stripe made up of a series of embossed ribs.  With a red cloth title label blocked in gold on the spine.  Possibly an earlier issue of McLean O 470.