Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt [FOUR VOLUME SET].  
  Edited by Colonel Wilson, R.E, C.B., F.R.S. formerly engineer to the Palestine exploration society, assisted by the most eminent Palestine explorers, etc. With Numerous Engravings on Steel and Wood. In Four Volumes.  

 
Author Wilson, Sir Charles William [Ed.] / Jessup, Samuel; Tristram, Henry Baker; Merrill, Selah; Rogers, M. E.; et al.
Place of Publication London
Publication Name J. S. Virtue and Co.
Year ND [circa 1881-1884]
Language(s) English
Description
COMPLETE FOUR VOLUME SET with NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS on wood and steel with views of Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Galilee, Damascus, Palestine and the ruins of Egypt. Edited by Sir Charles William Wilson (1836-1905), an eminent British military officer and geographer who in 1864 worked on the Ordnance Survey of Jerusalem where he identified the eponymous Wilson`s Arch, and served as chairman of the Palestine Exploration Fund. Authors include Col.Wilson, Rev.Canon Tristram [Henry Baker], Lieut.Conder, Rev.Dr.Selah Merrill, Philip Schaff, Miss M.E.Rogers, Rev.Dr.Samuel Jessup, Lieut.-Col.Warren, Prof.Palmer, Rev.C.Pickering Clarke, Stanley Lane-Poole. [ALL VOLUMES]: 330x260mm. [X+240]+[VI+240]+[X+240]+[X+236] pages. Illustrated brown gilt Hardcover. Text block edges gilt. Cover, spine and text block edges stained. Cover edges somewhat bumped. Cover corners and spine edges bumped and peeling. Several first and last pages age-stained. [VOL.I]: Binding slightly visible on front inner cover. Front whitepage wrinkled. Small hole on rear whitepage. [VOL.II]: Spine torn in the middle and bottom edge. Spine upper part tattered and detached from front cover. Binding slightly visible on inner cover and between several pages. Binding loose between pages 66-67. [VOL.III]: Inner cover stained. [VOL.IV]: Cover coming loose. Front cover bottom part loose from binding. Spine partly missing and torn. Spine bottom part partly detached from front cover. Front inner cover stained. Rear whitepage bottom part partly torn. Binding visible on inner cover. [SUMMARY]: These extremely rare four volumes are otherwise in good condition. The plates with the exquisite views of all important sites of the Holy Land, Palestine and Egypt are accompanied by excellent historical-geographical accounts by the foremost authorities in the field. All plates are in very good condition!
Please note
  • This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
Price
No longer available
Catalog Index Number MS 23 99

Image Gallery
(Click an image to enlarge)

Front Cover
Title Page

Additional Images


View more books, in related categories:
Archaeology of Israel & The Near-East
Biblical Criticism
Cities & Sites in Israel
Prints & Lithographs
Travels and Pilgrimage
Bible
Eretz-Israel
Geography & History of Israel
Graphics and Graphic Arts
Middle East & The Arab World
Photos & Paintings Albums of Israel

 
Homepage     About us     Advanced Search     Contact Us     Help!

6 Shatz St. (26 King George st. corner) Jerusalem
Near the Artists' House and Betzal'el Academy

E-mail: info@bookgallery.co.il

TEL: +972-2-6231087 (02-6231087)

FAX: +972-2-6255513 (02-6255513)