Lot 115
Picturesque Palestine - Comprehensive Study of Palestine - Edition for "Subscribers Only" in Forty One Brochures
Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt, edited by Charles William Wilson. London: Virtue and Co., ca. 1880-1884. English.
An edition "Sold to Subscribers only", published in forty one brochures, during ca. 1880-1884. Each brochure in original paper wrappers, with an illustration of the Old City of Jerusalem, decorations and the publishing house emblem.
It is possible that these brochures appeared prior to the publication of the complete edition of the books in England, and were meant to be bound as a book when publication was completed. On the front cover of the last brochure appears a pasted notice with instructions for those who are interested in binding the brochures as well as a reference to a binder (T. Goodall).
Picturesque Palestine - a detailed and comprehensive guide to Palestine, composed by several expert scholars. Detailed engravings on each page depict the views of the area, costumes of inhabitants, customs and more.
41 brochures compiling the four parts of the book. Part one: X, 240 pp + [10] engraved plates; part two: VI, 240 pp + [12] engraved plates; Part three: VI, 240 pp + [10] engraved plates (possibly lacking one engraving); part four: VI, 236 pp + [9] engraved plates. Approx. 33.5 cm. Condition varies. Overall good condition. Stains and creases (mostly slight, to wrappers). Detached or partly detached wrappers or leaves of some of the brochures. Worming to several brochures. Several brochures with open tears to wrappers.
See: Sue Rainey,"Illustration 'Urgently Required': 'The Picturesque Palestine' 1878-1883", In: Cathedra 99, Jerusalem, 2001, pp. 66-114.
