[EGYPT] Paris, Imprimerie impériale, 1809-1813, Imprimerie royale, 1817-[1829]. Description de l'Égypte ou Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée française. 22 volumes divided into 9 volumes of in-folio text (39.5 x 25.9 cm) and one large in-folio volume (70.9 x 52.7 cm), and 11 volumes of large in-folio plates (69.7 x 52.8 cm) and one in-plano volume (110 x 70.4 cm). Half red long-grained morocco with corners, smooth spine with gilt designs (contemporary binding, circa 1830). Volume of plates in modern binding in the style of the other volumes. Large folio volume of text in blue boards (contemporary binding). Housed in a modern oak veneered cabinet with sloping top (114 x 100 x 66 cm). Snacks : Introduction: [1] f., xcii, 8 p. (historical preface and warning) Volumes of text: Antiquités, Descriptions, t. I: [2] ff, 60, 28, 20, 26, 38, 8, 26, 18, 448, 22, 16 p., [1]f.; Antiquités, Descriptions, t. II: [2] ff, 70, 36, 24, 16, 20, 44, 79, 51, 98, 4, 22, 18, 24, 18, 12, 10, 95, 63,12, 2 p. ; Antiquités, Mémoires, t. I : [2] ff, 1-786 p., X ff, 787-826 p. ; Antiquités, Mémoires, t. II : [2] ff, 238 p. ; État Moderne, t. I : [2] ff, 1018 p. ; État Moderne, t. II : [2] ff, 736 p., [8] ff, 2, 2 p., [2] ff, 3, 3 p., [3] ff, 2, 2, 2 p., [1] ff, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2 p., [2] ff, 3, 2, 2p, [1] f, 4 p., [2] ff ; État Moderne, t. II (2nd part) : [2] ff, 848 p. ; Histoire Naturelle, t. I : [2] ff, 350, [2], 58, 128, 339 p. ; Histoire Naturelle, t. II : [2] ff, 752 p. Volumes of plates: Antiquités, t. I: [3], 4, 2, 1, 2, 1, 3, 1 ff; Antiquités, t. II: [3], 4, 4, [1], 6, 6 ff; Antiquités, t. III: [3], 2, 8, [1] ff; Antiquités, t. IV: [4], 6, 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2 ff; Antiquités, t. V: [3], 4, 4, 4, [1], 6, 6 ff; Antiquités, t. IV: [4], 6, 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 2 ff. V: [3], 4, 1, 1, 1, 1, 3, [1], 4, 5 ff; État Moderne, t. I: [3] ff; État Moderne, t. II: [3] ff; Histoire Naturelle, t. I: [3] ff; Histoire Naturelle, t. II: [2] ff; Histoire Naturelle, t. II bis: [2] ff; Atlas: [1] f; Volume in-plano: [1] f.