RARE autobiography of Rosamond Dale Owen (1847-1937), who lived in Palestine for over 40 years and became the owner of the site in Megiddo of King Solomon`s stables, which she excavated. She married the eminent British author, traveler, diplomat and Christian mystic Laurence Oliphant (1829-1888) shortly before his death. 215x145mm. 346 pages [+6]. Maroon cloth Hardcover. Cover rubbed and slightly stained. Cover corners and edges bumped. Cover corners peeling. Spine missing and taped. Sticker residues on front inner cover. Binding visible between front inner cover and whitepage, and between rear additional advertisement pages. Text block edges stained. Small stamp on text block bottom edge. Pages yellowing and somewhat age-stained. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare and fascinating memoir of a pioneer British archaeologist and Christian Zionist is overall in good condition.