PETTIGREW, Thomas Joseph. A History of Egyptian Mummies: and an Account of the Worship and Embalming of the Sacred Animals by the Egyptians; with remarks on the Funeral Ceremonies of Different Nations and Observations on the Mummies of the Canary Islands, of the Ancient Peruvians, Burman Priests etc.
Pub. LONDON: Longman. Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, Paternoster Row. MDCCCXXXIV [1834]. First edition. 264pp.+13 lithographic plates, some by George Cruikshank.
Pettigrew's work was a summation of almost all that was known concerning Egyptian funerary practices. He compiled all the ancient sources and commented on them, as well as discussing many examples of mummified remains investigated by or known to him.
Pettigrew was surgeon to Charing Cross Hospital. He gives an excellent account of embalming. He was surgeon to the Duchess of Kent as well known as an antiquary.
Binding in full dark green Morocco with Egyptian design in gilt on sides and back.
Foxing and soiling to preliminaries, text quite clean while the majority of lithographs are foxed. Refer to images. Armorial book plate of 'Smith', also Ex Libris Anatomica K.F. Russell. (280x220mm)


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