A reprint of the edition published by The New York Public Library, 1929 (Besterman 1919). Detailed descriptions of 6000 items in the library's collection. Chapters on bibliography, description and travel, the Nile River, Suez Canal, Napoleonic Expedition, Courts of Law, Ethnology, Periodicals and Newspapers, Army and Navy, Nubia, Sudan, Science, Magic & Superstitions, Slavery, History, Papyri, Language, Numismatics, Education, Manners and Customs, etc. Index.