Sir Auckland Colvin — The Making of Modern Egypt

London, Seeley & Co. Limited, 1906 . Cloth. The second edition of Sir Auckland Colvin's historical account of the events leading to a modern Egypt, with plates and maps. The second edition.In the publisher's original red cloth binding.Illustrated with a frontispiece, three plates and two maps, one of which is folding. Collated, complete.A work by Sir Auckland Colvin, a colonial administrator in India and Egypt, born into the Anglo-Indian Colvin family. He was comptroller general in Egypt (1880–2), and financial adviser to the Khedive.The volume provides a detailed historical account of Egypt, with sections such as 'The Mission of Lord Dufferin', 'The Gathering of the Storm', 'General Gordon as Envoy', 'The Anglo-French Agreement and After', and more. In publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Fading to spine, with bumping to the head and tail. Light marks to front board. Offsetting to free endpapers. Ink inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with spotting to the front and rear. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .