Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

The Hills and Plains of Palestine – Journey in Palestine – London, 1860 – Lithographs

Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
The Hills and Plains of Palestine, by L. M. Cubley. London: Day & Son, 1860. English.
Description of Lucy Matilda Cubley's tour of Palestine, accompanied by 29 lithographs printed after paintings and drawings by Cubley. Among the illustrations: Jewish women at work, effendi, farmer's wife and her children, Cave of the Patriarchs, Ein Kerem and more. The book has two title pages, one is lithographic.
Enclosed: A prospectus advertising the book, issued by the publishing house.
[4] leaves, 57 pp + [29] plates, 29 cm. Fine binding, with gilt ornamentations. Gilt edges. Good-fair overall condition. Detached leaves and gatherings. Stains (most prints are clean). A number of dark pages. Handwritten dedication from 1870, on front endpaper. Pieces of paper pasted to corners of inside binding. Blemishes to corners and edges of binding. Cloth strips pasted to top and bottom ends of spine.
Maps, Travelogues, Photography
Maps, Travelogues, Photography