[Seymour, William Deane, Cobh] Wilson, Colonel Sir Charles W.

Picturesque Palestine – Sinai and Egypt [Volume III and IV of the First Edition in Full Red Morocco, from the library of Captain William Deane Seymour of Cobh [Queenstown, Ireland] with his bookplate to endpaper – these possibly working copies for his later work “A Tour in Syria and Palestine”].

First Edition. London, J.S.Virtue and Co., [1870]. Folio. Volume III: VI, Map of Palestine, 240 pages with numerous text-illustrations on wood and full-page steel-engravings / Volume IV: VI, Map of Egypt and Sinai, 236 pages with numerous text-illustrations on wood and full-page steel-engravings. Very decorative full red Morocco with gilt lettering and ornament, bound by Francis Guy, Cork. Bindings rubbed with some minor wormhole-damage to Volume IV. PAstedowns and endpapers a little stained and dusty but interior absolutely excellent besides some foxing to tissue-guards.

Illustrations in the two Volumes include:

Volume III:

Full-page Steel-Engravings:

1. The Gorge of the Kadisha, Lebanon (Frontispiece)
2. Convent of St.Catherine, Mount Sinai (Title-Vignette)
3. Map of Palestine (Two colours)
4. Bay of Beirut
5. Sidon
6. Tyre
7. Mount Carmel
8. Caesarea
9. Jaffa, The Ancient Joppa
10. Gaza
11. Hebron
12. Entrance to the Valley of Petra

With c. 160 Wood-Illustrations

Volume IV:

Full-page Steel-Engravings:

1. El Hesweh, Wady Feiran
2. Tombs in the Eastern Cliffs of Petra
3. Map of Egypt and Sinai (Two Colours)
4. Jebel Kanata, Wadi Magharah (Approach to Mount Serbal)
5. Mount Serbal from Wady Feiran
6. Wady Sho-Eib – Jethro’s Valley
7. Pyramids of Gizeh
8. Luxor
9. The Great Temple at Karnak
10. Philae

With c. 160 Wood-Illustrations

• Keywords: Cobh · Cobh (Ireland) · Middle East · Middle Eastern History – Rare · Seymour, William Deane · Travel & Expedition – Rare · Travel Egypt – Rare · Travel Middle East – Rare · Travel Palestine – Rare · Travel Rare
• Inventory Number: 31765AB

EUR 980,-- 

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