Georg Ebers; Clara Bell [Trans.] — Serapis: A Romance

New York, W. S. Gottsberger & Co. 1889 . Cloth. A scarce copy of this historical romance novel set in the third century B. C. written by Georg Ebers. The authorised edition, revised and corrected in the United States. First published in 1885. Bound in the publisher's original cloth. Scarce work. Written by German novelist and leading Egyptologist, Georg Ebers, who was largely known as the purchaser of the Ebers Papyrus, one of the oldest Egyptian medical papers in the world. 'Serapis: A Romance' is a historical romance set in Ancient Egypt, as with many of Eber's other novels. This particular work surrounds a pharaoh's attempt to merge a Greek and Egyptian society, set in and around Alexandria, the location of the Kingdom's Great Library, one of the largest and most important libraries of the ancient world.Translated by Clara Bell. Bound in the publisher's original cloth. Externally, excellent, with light shelf wear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are clean with a little age toning. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .