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Egypt and the Holy Land Yesterday and Today
by Roberts, David; Fabio Bourbon; Antonio Attini (photographs)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- New in publisher's shrink wrap
- ISBN 10
- 8854402966
- ISBN 13
- 9788854402966
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
Milan: White Star, 2010. First edition. Hardcover. New in publisher's shrink wrap. Folio. Three vols. Original light brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine, housed in illustrated matching slipcase. In this extraordinary publication White Star juxtaposes new photographs from the travel photographer Antonio Attini with sketches of the same sites drawn by Roberts drawn during his travels throughout Egypt and across the Sinai peninsula to Petra, Jerusalem and Palestine. Illustrated with full color plates of Roberts' original artwork and Attini's contemporary photographs of the same sites. Roberts' original artwork is accompanied by commentary and extracts from his journals. The two volumes are complimented by a concise yet comprehensive autobiography of David Roberts as the third volume.
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- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 48146
- Title
- Egypt and the Holy Land Yesterday and Today
- Author
- Roberts, David; Fabio Bourbon; Antonio Attini (photographs)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New New in publisher's shrink wrap
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 8854402966
- ISBN 13
- 9788854402966
- Publisher
- White Star
- Place of Publication
- Milan
- Date Published
- 2010
- Keywords
- Egypt, sketches, drawings, photography, color photography, b/w photography, Jerusalem, Sinai, Palestine, Petra, autobiography
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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About the Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
Santa Monica, California
About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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