| Description |
248, 4 p., [12] leaves of plates : ill. ; 18 cm. |
| Series |
Munroe & Francis juvenile library
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Munroe & Francis' juvenile library.
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| Note |
Publisher's advertisements follow text. |
| Summary |
The travels and discoveries of Giovanni Battista Belzoni presented within the framework of a fictional conversation. |
| Note |
Error in pagination: p. 175 misnumbered 715. |
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"New publications from the press of Munroe and Francis, 128 Washington-Street, Boston"--Publisher's catalogue, 4 p. at end. |
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Front board features illustration, "The head of Memnon" (also on t.p.); back board has device of Munroe & Francis' Juvenile Library. |
| Indexed In: |
Shoemaker 31783 |
| Local Note |
Library copy imperfect, lacking the illustrations. Boards detached. Inscription on front free endpaper: Master Ebenezer Steuart from his Father, 26th Aug. 1830. Slip of paper listing five books, including Belzoni's Egypt, inserted in back of volume. |
| Subject |
Belzoni, Giovanni Battista, 1778-1823 -- Juvenile fiction.
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Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction.
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Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction.
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Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction.
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Egypt -- Description and travel -- Juvenile fiction.
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Egypt -- Antiquities -- Juvenile fiction.
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| Genre or Form |
Publishers' advertisements -- 19th century.
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Insertions (Provenance) -- 19th century.
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Presentation inscriptions (Provenance) -- 19th century.
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| Added Author |
Belzoni, Giovanni Battista, 1778-1823.
Narrative of the operations and recent discoveries within the pyramids, temples, tombs and excavations, in Egypt and Nubia.
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Francis, Charles Stephen, 1805-1887, publisher.
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Steuart, Ebenezer, former owner.
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Munroe & Francis, publisher.
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| Added Title |
Fruits of enterprise exhibited in the travels of Belzoni in Egypt and Nubia |
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Travels of Belzoni in Egypt and Nubia |
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