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Cook, Thomas.
Cook's Tourists' Handbook for Egypt, the Nile and the Desert.
Publisher: Thomas Cook & Son; Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., London;
Date of Publication: 1897
Stock Code: 14659
Duodecimo, pp., [2] advertisements, viii, 383, [1] memoranda, 63, [3] advertisements, plus three folding maps, and one map in rear pocket. Collated and complete. Publisher’s original crimson cloth, titled in gilt to spine and upper board; blind rule border to upper board, corners rounded; all edges sprinkled red. A few spots of soiling to upper board, slight shelf-wear to extremities. Toning to preliminary leaves; nicks and creases to margin only of first map; second map very bright; small number of spots of foxing to third map; else, contents clean and neat. A very good copy. A wide-ranging guide to Egypt, the Nile, and the near-east including Palestine and Jordan, for British tourists. This guide supplied practical details such as the sea routes to Egypt and currencies of the region; commentary on religion and culture; itineraries on sites such as the Pyramids of Giza and Petra; and a lengthy appendix of hotels. £150.00