The Masterpiece of Amelia B Edwards..."A thousand miles up the Nile" 1888 second edition- dated from preface- published by Routledge in attractive pictorial boards with light wear on corners and edges and spine,some shelfwear-see photos. Internally very good and complete, pages toned but clean, illustrations very good. One page with pencil marginalia-see photo. Edwards, a journalist and novelist, published this travelogue shortly after returning from her first voyage to Egypt, a trip which prompted her subsequent dedication to Egyptology and archeology. Edwards's passion and her evocative writings helped inspire much support for the protection and study of Egyptian monuments. In addition to numerous wood-engraved illustrations done after drawings by the author, the volume features a photolithographic facsimile of a hieroglyphic inscription at Abou Simbel. Rarity. Scarce in any edition.