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LEGH, Thomas. Narrative of a Journey in Egypt and the Country Beyond the Cataracts. London: John Murray, 1816. Small 4to (267 x 210 mm). Engraved folding map, engraved folding plate (few spots of offsetting to title–page). Contemporary diced calf gilt rebacked preserving original spine, raised bands, geometric tooled design in compartments gilt (some separation to lower joint, few minor areas of pale spotting). FIRST EDITION. “Legh travelled up the Nile in the winter of 1812 and 1813 with the Rev. Charles Smelt, whose journal he uses in the narrative. They explored the country above Aswan, penetrating into Nubia, whose temples they were among the first to examine...” (Navari). Ibrahim-Hilmy I:364; Blackmer, 999.