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The Holy Land (Hardcover)
by David Roberts (illustrator); George Croly and Louis Haghe (authors)
- Used
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About This Item
London: Cassell, Petter, Galpin, 1889. Three parts in one, preceded by the original 4-volume folio edition published privately in the 1840s and the quarto editions that followed in the 1850s.
120 hand-colored lithographs after Roberts' drawings, with accompanying text by Reverend George Croly. Divided into 3 sections: I. Jerusalem and Galilee, II. Bethlehem, and III. Idumea and Petra.
Near Fine in publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles and page edges. Spine lightly toned, contemporary gift inscription on the half-title page. A lovely copy of this book of lithographic reproductions of Roberts' original drawings, with accompanying text by Reverend George Croly.
120 hand-colored lithographs after Roberts' drawings, with accompanying text by Reverend George Croly. Divided into 3 sections: I. Jerusalem and Galilee, II. Bethlehem, and III. Idumea and Petra.
Near Fine in publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles and page edges. Spine lightly toned, contemporary gift inscription on the half-title page. A lovely copy of this book of lithographic reproductions of Roberts' original drawings, with accompanying text by Reverend George Croly.
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- Bookseller
- Royal Books, Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 124699
- Title
- The Holy Land (Hardcover)
- Author
- David Roberts (illustrator); George Croly and Louis Haghe (authors)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Cassell, Petter, Galpin
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1889
- Keywords
- Monographs | Nonfiction | Exploration and Travel
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nonfiction;
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We are an open shop located in the midtown section of Baltimore. Check our website for directions if you are coming through the Baltimore area. We are open 10AM-6PM EST, Monday through Friday. You may email an order at any time, 24 hours a day.
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- Edges
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Folio
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