This first English edition is extremely scarce and rarely appears on the market. It is one of the last editions to still contain the attractive engraved views. The first three editions (1878 - 1895) were published as "Lower Egypt" and included the Peninsula of Sinai (transferred to the volumes on Palestine and Syria later). This was the first English edition and was published a year after the first German edition. A volume on Upper Egypt was planned for the same year but was not issued until 1892. First edition. xiv, 527pp; with 16 maps, 29 plans, 7 views, and 76 vignettes; publisher's red cloth gilt, gilt lettering slightly faded, minor wear to binding, interior clean; signature of previous owner in pencil on front free endpaper; 3cm tear to map showing routes to the Levant after the index; overall a very good copy. Hinrichsen E245