Roberts,D.

The Holy Land. After lithographs by L. Haghe. With historical descriptions by G. Croly. 6 in 3 vols. London, Day & Son, 1855-56. 4to (30:22,5 cm). With 248 tinted lith. plates (incl. portrait and 6 titles) and 2 engraved maps. Maroquinbde. d. gilt, richly gilt on spine, covers, head- and inner edges and gilt edges; somewhat stained in places, corners and edges more rubbed, head (vol. 1) and foot (vol. 3) of spine somewhat scuffed, inner joints of vol. 1 and 3 partly broken and broken resp. Abbey, Travel 388; Tobler 229; Ibrahim-H. II, 177 - Quarto edition of the famous work of views, the plates in the present edition reduced in size. - Evenly slightly browned, the plates somewhat foxed in places. - With 248 tinted lith. plates (incl. portrait & 6 titles) and 2 engraved maps. - Slight browning throughout, some foxing to plates in places. Bound in contemporary morocco, richly gilt, with gilt edges; some spotting in places, some rubbing to corners and extremities, some abrasions to head (vol. 1) and tail (vol. 3) of spine, inner hinges partly cracked but still firm.