Egypt & Nubia, / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts R.A. ; With historical descriptions by William Brockedon, F.R.S. ; Lithographed by Louis Haghe..

Each v. has lithographed t.p. with different title vignette. Vols. 2 & 3 are dated 1849. T.p. signed "Day & Haghe Lithrs. to the Queen."

Vol. 2 t.p. states "Vol. 5"; v. 3 t.p. has no volume numbering.

"Although published separately, these volumes are the Egyptian and Nubian section of Roberts's great work, the other three volumes of which were published 1842-9, usually referred to as Roberts's Holy Land ... All six volumes are in fact often found together as a set ... It must have been originally the intention to issue the book under one title as volume I-VI, but there is no hint of this on the t.p."--Abbey, J.R. Travel, v. 1, p. 247.

Vol. 1: [4], 8, [48] p., [21] leaves of plates; v. 2: [44] p., [22] leaves of plates; v. 3: [38] p., [20] leaves of plates.

Illustrated with colour lithographs.

Abbey, J.R. Travel, 272

Tooley, R.V. Coloured plates (1979 ed.), 402

"Bazaar of the silk mercers, Cairo," plate Digital image. Wellington, N.Z. : National Library of New Zealand.

The Alexander Turnbull Library SPC copy. Binding: half green imitation morocco (roan), blind tooled; green morocco grained cloth boards tooled in gilt with triple fillets; spine with raised bands tooled in gilt; red marbled end papers; marbled text edges; green silk bookmarks. Spine title: Roberts Egypt and Nubia. Provenance: library stamp in gilt on upper covers and spines for General Assembly Library; bookplate for General Assembly Library on front pastedowns; transfer from Mangaroa Collection, 2008. All volumes have foxing throughout. Acc. 365711- 365713.

Digital image available: "Bazaar of the silk mercers, Cairo," plate. Alexander Turnbull Library Rare Book copy. Details available on request from Curator, Rare Books and Fine Printing.