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LOTI (Pierre). The Death of Philae. 1 square in-8 volume bound in half black long-grain morocco, with a smooth Jansenist spine and Bradel-style binding. Paris: Calmann-Lévy, 1908 (FIRST EDITION). A total of 100 numbered copies were printed of this work; this one is 1 of 75 on Holland paper (no. 12). A VERY BEAUTIFUL, UNTRIMMED COPY. Ref: Talvart XII, p. 270 – Carteret II, p. 86 – Rahir, p. 516 Philae is a famous ancient island in Egypt near Aswan, which was submerged in the 1970s (during the construction of the Suez Canal). In 1907, Loti traveled to Cairo and then to Aswan, traveling upriver along the Nile. Over the course of 14 weeks, he wrote about twenty articles for *Le Figaro*, published in 1909 under the title *La mort de Philaé* (*The Death of Philae*). His descriptions of the country are interwoven with criticism of British colonization.
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The Pierre Payan Library: Half a Century of Collecting Between Paris and Dinard. Part 1.Auction house
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