Mission de Phénicie [Phoenician Expedition], by Ernest Renan. Paris, 1864. French. Text volume only.
A book describing the archaeological mission of the French historian and archaeologist Ernest Renan (1823-1892) to Lebanon, Syria and Palestine. During this mission he discovered Phoenician, Greek and Egyptian inscriptions, which were published in this book. A volume with 70 plates (illustrations, maps and drawings) was published to accompany this book.
[2] leaves, 884 pp, [2] leaves, 35.5 cm. Good condition. Significantly stained. Not all of the sheets were opened at upper margins. Binding with leather spine. Slight defects and tears to binding.