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From Sphinx to oracle : through the Libyan desert to the oasis of Jupiter Ammon
- Title
- From Sphinx to oracle : through the Libyan desert to the oasis of Jupiter Ammon / by Arthur Silva White ; with 56 illustrations from photographs by the author ; a frontispiece by R. Talbot Kelly ; and two maps.
- Author
- White, A. Silva (Arthur Silva), 1859-1932
- Publication
- London : Hurst and Blackett, Limited, 13 Great Marlborough Street, 1899.
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- Description
- xv, [1], 277, [1] pages, [22] leaves of plates (2 folded) : illustrations, color maps; 23 cm.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
- Subjects
- Note
- With a half-title.
- Includes index.
- "Printed by Spottiswoode and Co. New-Street Square London."--printer statement, foot of page 277.
- Last page blank.
- Provenance (note)
- is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926.
- Contents
- Introduction -- ch. 1. A retrospect -- ch. 2. A prospect -- ch. 3. The caravan -- ch. 4. On the march -- ch. 5. Moghara -- ch. 6. A sandstorm -- ch. 7. The desert -- ch. 8. In deepest desert -- ch. 9. The Oasis of Gara -- ch. 10. Some remarks on the camel -- ch. 11. Arrival at Siwa -- ch. 12. The Senussi -- ch. 13. Jarabub -- ch. 14. The Oasis of Siwa -- ch. 15. First impressions -- ch. 16. Strong expressions -- ch. 17. On guard -- ch. 18. The town of Siwa -- ch. 19. Reception by the Siwans -- ch. 20. Interview with the Wekil -- ch. 21. Mà lèsh! -- ch. 22. The antiquities of Siwa -- ch. 23. The hill of the mummies -- ch. 24. Farewell to Siwa -- ch. 25. The return journey -- Index.
- Call Number
- Sc 916.19-W (White, A. From sphinx to oracle)
- LCCN
- a 13000531
- OCLC
- 770033
- NYPGR770033-B
- Author
- White, A. Silva (Arthur Silva), 1859-1932, author.
- Title
- From Sphinx to oracle : through the Libyan desert to the oasis of Jupiter Ammon / by Arthur Silva White ; with 56 illustrations from photographs by the author ; a frontispiece by R. Talbot Kelly ; and two maps.
- Publisher
- London : Hurst and Blackett, Limited, 13 Great Marlborough Street, 1899.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Provenance
- Copy in Sc 916.19-W (accession no. B524166) is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926. NN
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- Added Author
- Kelly, R. Talbot (Robert Talbot), 1861-1934, illustrator.Hurst & Blackett, publisher.Spottiswoode & Co., printer.Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938, former owner.
- Research Call Number
- Sc 916.19-W (White, A. From sphinx to oracle)BKT (White, A. S. From sphinx to oracle)