R. Talbot Kelly — Egypt

London, Adam & Charles Black, 1902. First edition. Cloth. A striking signed limited edition work by Robert Talbot Kelly recounting his travels and experiences in Egypt, complete with seventy-five colour plates. A limited edition de luxe, limited to five hundred copies, of which this is numbered two-hundred and thirty-six.Signed by R. Talbot Kelly to the limitation page. The first beautiful illustrated travel work by Robert Talbot Kelly, an account of his impressions and experiences of the country during his long stay there. His vivid paintings show his great respect to the Egyptian people and their culture. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and seventy-four colour plates.Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. A little discolouration to the spine. Minor marks to the boards, with a white mark to the head of the rear board. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Hinges are starting but firm. Internally, gutta percha binding is perishing, pages will detach with further handling. Pages are bright and clean. Frontispiece is detached but present, half-title is detaching. Good . Ill.: R. Talbot Kelly. Good .