Lot 80
Picturesque Palestine - Comprehensive Study of Palestine - New York, 1881 - Engravings
Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt, edited by Charles Wilson. New York: D. Appleton and Co, 1881. First edition, two volumes. English.
Detailed and comprehensive guidebook to Palestine, written by a number of expert scholars. Detailed engravings on each page showing the area's landscapes, the garb of its residents, their customs and more.
First volume: [2], X, 480 pp + [20] engraved plates; second volume: X, 476 pp + [20] engraved plates and [2] maps; 32 cm. Original leather bindings. Good condition. Stains and slight defects. Wear to bindings (mostly to spine and margins).
