The Land of Israel; a Journal of Travels in Palestine, Undertaken with Special Reference to its Physical Character
by TRISTRAM, H. B.;
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About This Item
London, SPCK, 1866, Second edition. . original pictorial gilt cloth, spine with elaborate gilt design & gilt title lettering, title label lightly chipped, internal hinge cracked but firm, few leaves lightly foxed, else clean, very good overall. . 8vo [23 x 15 cm]; xx, 656 pp, 4 fine plates printed in colors (chromolithographs), including frontis, 8 other plates, numerous engraved illustrations in text, 2 folding maps (one of Holy Land with the author's routes printed in red, other colored map. . A very well illustrated and detailed account of the author's extensive travels in the Holy Land with observations on life, customs, peoples, scenes, buildings, geology, wildlife and nature, including areas which were normally inaccessible in those days, especially in the Dead Sea area and surroundings. The author wrote a number of highly respected books on the area. The first edition was 1865. This edition has index of subjects and geography, index of natural history, index to scripture. Roehricht 2798. Tobler 203. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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- Horizon Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- J13563
- Title
- The Land of Israel; a Journal of Travels in Palestine, Undertaken with Special Reference to its Physical Character
- Author
- TRISTRAM, H. B.;
- Format/Binding
- Original pictorial gilt cloth, spine with elaborate gilt design & gilt title lettering, title label lightly chipped, interna
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, SPCK, 1866, Second edition.
- Size
- 8vo [23 x 15 cm]; xx, 656 pp, 4
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel - Asia;
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