Douglas Sladen — Queer Things About Egypt

Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincourt Company, 1911. Cloth. The first US edition of Douglas Sladen's study of Egypt, illustrated through with numerous plates and a folding map. An extensive study of people and culture of Egypt, discussing the society, ethnography, and topography of the country. Including chapters on Egyptian social norms and mores, Cairo society, Egyptian business mannerisms, life in Alexandria, ancient Egyptian temples, and more. The first US edition of this work. Illustrated with sixty-five plates of depicting photographs and a folding map. Collated and complete.Written by Douglas Sladen, author of numerous ethnographical works about Asia and Africa. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, sound, with some shelf wear and bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Fading to the spine and extremities. Internally, front hinge is strained. Remaining binding is firm. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Douglas Sladen. Very Good .