Georg Ebers; Eleanor Grove [trans] — An Egyptian Princess

Leipzig , Bernhard Tauchnitz , 1871. Leather. A smartly bound Tauchnitz edition of Georg Eber's popularly received Egyptian romance novel, complete in two volumes. The authorized Tauchnitz edition of this work. Complete in two volumes. From the publisher's 'Collection of German Authors' (Vol. 17-18).Uniformly bound in half crushed morocco, with marbled boards.This historical romance was written by German Egyptologist, Georg Ebers as an early idea of popularising Egyptian lore. After obtaining great success with this work, his subsequent works set against the backdrop of ancient Egypt were also well received. Aside from his works of fiction, Ebers was best known for his purchase of the Ebers Papyrus, one of the oldest Egyptian medical documents in the world. Uniformly bound in half crushed morocco, with marbled boards. Externally, smart, with rubbing to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with offsetting to the endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .