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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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Additional Authors
  • Kelly, R. Talbot (Robert Talbot), 1861-1934
  • Hurst & Blackett, publisher.
  • Spottiswoode & Co., printer.
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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Full text available via HathiTrust (Duke University copy)
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)
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