Egyptian green views from Egypt with the writing of Amelia Edwards, Herodotus, Catullus, ancient coffin texts & various other descriptions arranged with prints by Susan Allix

"The various texts in this book are accompanied by a series of etchings to which hand colouring and drawing have been added. The typefaces are Verona Italic and Bodoni; they have been hand set and printed by letterpress. The paper is Velin Arches Blanc and Creme, together with sheets of Egyptian papyrus, and Japanes Kozu Natural and Tosa Shoji." -- Colophon Bound in green leather over boards with cutouts that expose orange paper and an intaglio print of the goddess Hathor. Housed in a green cloth clamshell box with green titling on cream label on spine Limited edition of 24 copies AFA copy 39088014849848 has bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Gift of Margery Masinter Foundation Endowment for Illustrated Books AFA copy 39088014849848 is signed and no. 9 of 24