PANCKOUCKE (Charles-Louis-Fleury). Description of Egypt or collection of observations and researches which were made in Egypt during the expedition of the French Army. Second edition dedicated to the king. Modern state. Volume one. Paris : printing house of C. L. F. Panckoucke, 1822. - In-plane, half tan basane, spine ribbed and decorated, untrimmed (period binding). Second edition of one of the eleven atlases of the "Description de l'Égypte", published by Charles-Louis-Fleury Panckoucke. It is more precisely the first of the two dedicated to the part entitled "Modern State". It includes 83 copper engraved plates representing views, plans, maps and sections. Some of them are folding. Numerous traces of rubbing and spotting on the spine, corners dulled. Some foxing. Light spotting to the first few plates.