Manners and customs of the ancient Egyptians including their private life, government, laws, arts, manufactures, religion and early history; derived from a comparison of the paintings, sculptures and monuments still existing, with the accounts of ancient authors.

RA Collection: Book

Record number

15/3409

Sir John Gardiner Wilkinson

London: John Murray, Albemarle Street, MDCCCXXXVII [1837]

3 volumes: frontispieces (colour), illustrations (some colour); 23 cm.

Printed by A. Spottiswoode, New Street Square.

Plates colour printed by Day & Haghe.

Errata note inserted in volume 1.

Includes bibliographical references.

Coth bound volumes with gold image on centre of front boards. Gold lettering and decorative images on spines. Embossed lines on all edges of boards.

Eygpt, Social life and customs
Eygpt, Civilisation
Eygpt, Antiquities
Eygpt, History

Andrew Spottiswoode, printer
Day and Haghe (London), printer