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Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
The Holy Land – David Roberts – London-Paris-New York, Late 19th Century – Lithographs
Opening: $500
Sold for: $750
Including buyer's premium
The Holy Land, […] from original drawings by David Roberts, R. A., with historical descriptions by the Rev. George Croly, LL.D. London, Paris and New York: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., [1880s]. English. Three parts in one volume.
120 lithographs after paintings by David Roberts, with text by George Croly. The book contains three parts, each with its own title page: Jerusalem and the Galilee; The Jordan and Bethlehem; Idumea and Petra.
Bound in a fine leather binding, embossed with a dedication to the student Lily Gardner, winner of "The Blunt Prize for Religious Knowledge", dated 1889.
VIII, 42 pp + [42] plates; VIII, 43-85 pp + [42] plates; VIII, 36 pp + [36] plates, 31 cm. Good condition. Stains. Tears and stains to the only tissue guard, preceding the title page of Part I. Blemishes and small tears to endpapers. The stitches between the binding and the body of the book are reinforced with cloth strips. Blemishes and wear to binding.
120 lithographs after paintings by David Roberts, with text by George Croly. The book contains three parts, each with its own title page: Jerusalem and the Galilee; The Jordan and Bethlehem; Idumea and Petra.
Bound in a fine leather binding, embossed with a dedication to the student Lily Gardner, winner of "The Blunt Prize for Religious Knowledge", dated 1889.
VIII, 42 pp + [42] plates; VIII, 43-85 pp + [42] plates; VIII, 36 pp + [36] plates, 31 cm. Good condition. Stains. Tears and stains to the only tissue guard, preceding the title page of Part I. Blemishes and small tears to endpapers. The stitches between the binding and the body of the book are reinforced with cloth strips. Blemishes and wear to binding.
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