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JONES, Owen (1809-1874) and Jules GOURY (1803-34)
Views on the Nile from Cairo to the Second Cataract. London: Vizetelly Bros. & Co. for Graves and Warmsley, 1843.
First and only edition of Jones’s fine lithographic views of Egyptian monuments. Owen Jones visited parts of Greece, Alexandria, Cairo, Thebes, and Constantinople in 1833, accompanied by the architect Jules Goury, both men providing the drawings for this work. '[Jones] was responsible, together with Joseph Bonomi for the design of the Egyptian court at the Crystal Palace, and in 1863 he was commissioned to design a palace in Cairo for Ismail Pasha' (Blackmer), while Goury later died of cholera while collaborating with Jones on his study of the Alhambra at Granada. Blackmer 888; Bobins IV, 1441, Not in Atabey, Abbey or Tooley.
Folio (528 x 354mm). Letterpress title printed in red, blue and black, additional tinted lithographic title and 39 views on 31 sheets after, each with letterpress description, 1p. Birch's 'Advertisement', 1p. plate list, 2pp. publisher's adverts at end printed in blue (spotted, short tears in one plate, some plate numbers cropped). Contemporary morocco-backed watered silk, title lettered in gilt on upper cover and flat spine (rebacked preserving original backstrip).
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Details
JONES, Owen (1809-1874) and Jules GOURY (1803-34)
Views on the Nile from Cairo to the Second Cataract. London: Vizetelly Bros. & Co. for Graves and Warmsley, 1843.
First and only edition of Jones’s fine lithographic views of Egyptian monuments. Owen Jones visited parts of Greece, Alexandria, Cairo, Thebes, and Constantinople in 1833, accompanied by the architect Jules Goury, both men providing the drawings for this work. '[Jones] was responsible, together with Joseph Bonomi for the design of the Egyptian court at the Crystal Palace, and in 1863 he was commissioned to design a palace in Cairo for Ismail Pasha' (Blackmer), while Goury later died of cholera while collaborating with Jones on his study of the Alhambra at Granada. Blackmer 888; Bobins IV, 1441, Not in Atabey, Abbey or Tooley.
Folio (528 x 354mm). Letterpress title printed in red, blue and black, additional tinted lithographic title and 39 views on 31 sheets after, each with letterpress description, 1p. Birch's 'Advertisement', 1p. plate list, 2pp. publisher's adverts at end printed in blue (spotted, short tears in one plate, some plate numbers cropped). Contemporary morocco-backed watered silk, title lettered in gilt on upper cover and flat spine (rebacked preserving original backstrip).
Special notice
No VAT is payable on the hammer price or the buyer's premium for this lot. Please see the VAT Symbols and Explanation section of the Conditions of Sale for further information
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