Egypt
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Damaged
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Large tears now repaired with non-acidic tape.
Long before mass tourism and modern travel opened Egypt's wonders to the world, the celebrated artist and traveller R. Talbot Kelly journeyed deep into the land of the pharaohs, capturing its landscapes, people, and ancient monuments with a painter's eye and a writer's soul. Egypt presents a vivid portrait of this timeless civilisation, chronicling the shimmering deserts, the great Nile, the bustling bazaars, and the monumental ruins of a culture that has fascinated the Western world for centuries, rendered through both Kelly's accomplished watercolour illustrations and his richly descriptive prose. Kelly's distinctive artistic vision — honed through years of painting the Near East — gives this volume a rare dual authority: it is at once a traveller's account and a work of art in itself. His style is immersive and atmospheric, drawing the reader into the golden heat of an Egyptian afternoon or the shadowed cool of an ancient temple with equal conviction. Part of A&C Black's celebrated colour-plate travel series, Egypt stands as a landmark of Edwardian travel literature, a document of a world on the cusp of transformation. For anyone captivated by the mysteries of ancient civilisations or the romance of early exploration, this volume promises far more than a journey — it offers a revelation.
Author: R. Talbot Kelly
Format: Hardback
Genre: African history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Damaged
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Large tears now repaired with non-acidic tape.
Long before mass tourism and modern travel opened Egypt's wonders to the world, the celebrated artist and traveller R. Talbot Kelly journeyed deep into the land of the pharaohs, capturing its landscapes, people, and ancient monuments with a painter's eye and a writer's soul. Egypt presents a vivid portrait of this timeless civilisation, chronicling the shimmering deserts, the great Nile, the bustling bazaars, and the monumental ruins of a culture that has fascinated the Western world for centuries, rendered through both Kelly's accomplished watercolour illustrations and his richly descriptive prose. Kelly's distinctive artistic vision — honed through years of painting the Near East — gives this volume a rare dual authority: it is at once a traveller's account and a work of art in itself. His style is immersive and atmospheric, drawing the reader into the golden heat of an Egyptian afternoon or the shadowed cool of an ancient temple with equal conviction. Part of A&C Black's celebrated colour-plate travel series, Egypt stands as a landmark of Edwardian travel literature, a document of a world on the cusp of transformation. For anyone captivated by the mysteries of ancient civilisations or the romance of early exploration, this volume promises far more than a journey — it offers a revelation.