Egypt : a view from above / text, Christian Jacq ; photographs, Philip Plisson ; translated by Nicholas Elliott
2010, Edition Unstated. New York : Abrams. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective shrink-wrap. Item #438989
ISBN: 9780810984332
Physical description; 333 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm. Notes; "Originally published in French in 2009 by Éditions de La Martinière, Paris."--Colophon. Contents; Northern Egypt, land of the falcon : Alexandria and the Delta -- From ancient capital to modern Cairo : Cairo, Memphis, and the kingdom of the pyramids -- The marvels of Middle Egypt : el Faiyum and the Valley of the Nile to Luxor -- In the land of the god Amon : Luxor, Karnak, and the West Bank of Thebes -- Temples turn to books of stone : from Luxor to Aswan -- On the edge of Nubia : the Aswan region -- Saved from the flood : Abu Simbel and the temples of Nubia. Subjects; Egypt Aerial photographs. Egypt History, Local Pictorial works. Egypt Social life and customs Pictorial works. Antiquities. Manners and customs.
Price: €30.00