MENGIN, Félix. - Lot 119

MENGIN, Félix. Histoire de l'Egypte sous le gouvernement de Mohammed-Aly, ou recit des Evenements Politiques et Militaires qui ont eu lieu depuis le Depart des Francais jusqu'en 1823. A Paris, chez Arthus Bertrand, 1823. 2 volumes in-8. 2 ff, LI-464 pp. and 2 ff, 644-(1) pp. Contemporary eggplant half-basin, smooth spine decorated, gilt author, title and tomaison (spines faded, spidering to headpieces, some freckling). First edition of this important book on Egypt at the turn of the XVIIIᵉ and XIXᵉ centuries. It covers Muhammad Ali's rise to power, the political and military context following the French expedition, and the country's economic and commercial organization. Félix Mengin, who was French consul in Cairo for a time and was part of the Egyptian Expedition, himself a merchant, compiles an in-depth analysis of trade with historical studies on the Mamluk chiefs, conflicts with the Najd tribes and an important appendix devoted to the history and doctrine of the Wahhabites. Two volumes of text alone without atlas. With notes by Louis Langlès and Edme-François Jomard. The second volume includes a List of towns and villages of Nedjd in Arabic with their French equivalents. Atabey, 802. Ibrahim-Hilmy, II, 30. [Egypt].