Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt, edited by Colonel [Charles] Wilson. New York: D. Appleton and Company, [1881-1883]. Two volumes (complete set). English.
A comprehensive collection of articles about the history, geography and archeology of Palestine and its surroundings, and about the Jewish, Muslim and Christian residents of the area, written by renowned British scholars (such as Charles Wilson, Henry Baker Tristram, Charles Warren and others). The articles are accompanied by 40 (steel) engraved plates, two large maps in color (a map of Palestine and a map of Sinai and Egypt) and many in-text illustrations (wood engravings). The engraved plates, depicting the views and inhabitants of Palestine and its surroundings, were made after works by Harry Fenn and John Douglas Woodward.
Ornate, gilt-tooled leather bindings. Gilt edges.
Volume I: [1] leaf, X, 480 pp + [20] engraved plates (including an engraved title page); volume II: X, 476 pp + [20] engraved plates (including an engraved title page) and [2] maps (on double plates). 32 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Minor wear and scuffs to bindings, mainly to spines and extremities.