Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt, Edited by Colonel Sir Charles W. Wilson. Ondon: J.S. Virtue and Co., [ca. 1880]. English. Four volumes.
A detailed and comprehensive guide to Eretz Israel and the neighboring countries, composed by several scholars. Each volume deals with different areas: Jerusalem and the vicinity, Jaffa, Hebron, Damascus, Sinai and Egypt and is accompanied by detailed engravings depicting the views of the area, costumes of natives, their customs and more. Engravings were created after illustrations by John Douglas Woodward and Harry Fenn. In one volume appears a color engraved map of Eretz Israel.
Volume I: x, 240 pp+ [10] engraving plates.
Volume II: vi, 240 pp + [12] engraving plates.
Volume III: vi, 240 + [11] engraving plates, [1] folding plate with map of Eretz Israel
Volume IV: vi, 236 + [9] engraving plates, [1] folding plate, map of Sinai and Egypt.
32 cm. Good condition. Stains. Damage to binding.
Provenance: Collection of Shlomo Shva.