Second edition, first published under a different title in 1605; considered the first notable work of Egyptology; quarto, illustrated with engraved title vignette, text woodcuts, two text engravings, five full page, and five folding plates by de Bry; ex libris British scholar, educator and friend of Lord Byron, Henry Drury (1778-1841) with his collation note dated 1824 on ffep; bound in very good contemporary parchment over boards, laced case construction, minor mouse chewing along top front board edge, 8 x 6 in.
