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322 - Levant.- Roberts (David) The Holy Land. Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia, vol 2. (of 3), first edition, from drawings made on the spot, lithographed by Louis Hague, with historical descriptions by the Rev. George Croly, 31 full page lithographed plates and 31 'half page' vignette only, lithographed title-page, map to illustrate Roberts's route and title for vol. 3 at rear, tissue guards (some torn), foxing, tears and creases to title-page, pages loose, binding worn, bookplate for Bingley Training College Library, contemporary half calf with Arms of Jerusalem on cover, spine detached, loss to lower section, boards detached, part spine attached to rear board only, boards very worn, F. G. Moon, [Abbey, Travel 385; Blackmer 1432], large folio, 1843.
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Levant.- Roberts (David) The Holy Land. Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia, vol 2. (of 3), first edition, from drawings made on the spot, lithographed by Louis Hague, with historical descriptions by the Rev. George Croly, 31 full page lithographed plates and 31 'half page' vignette only, lithographed title-page, map to illustrate Roberts's route and title for vol. 3 at rear, tissue guards (some torn), foxing, tears and creases to title-page, pages loose, binding worn, bookplate for Bingley Training College Library, contemporary half calf with Arms of Jerusalem on cover, spine detached, loss to lower section, boards detached, part spine attached to rear board only, boards very worn, F. G. Moon, [Abbey, Travel 385; Blackmer 1432], large folio, 1843. *** David Roberts spent 11 months travelling throughout the Middle East providing 272 watercolour sketches that became the basis for the illustrations published in this work. This collection offered the British public its first vivid, expansive visual window into the biblical landscapes of the Middle East. Lithographs in this volume include views of Bethlehem, Petra, Mount Sinai, Suez, and more, assorted from vol 2. and 3 as per list of plates in Abbey's Travel.
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