Description
Early edition of Sinai and Palestine: In Connection with Their History by Arthur Penrhyn Stanley.
Octavo, lviii, [1]-560pp. Full brown leather, double gilt-ruled border on covers. Rebacked with original spine laid down over new leather, title in gilt on spine with gilt embellishments. Turn-ins stamped in blind with decorative gilt board edges. New marbled endpapers. Marbled edges. Stated “tenth thousand” on title page. Solid text block, light wear to covers and edges, a near fine example. Previous ownership inscription affixed to new front flyleaf. Complete with 7 fold-out color maps and 5 full-page woodcuts, all with light toning to edges, solid hinges, bright illustrations.
