Sinai and Palestine Connection with their History
London: John Murray, 1864. Twelfth Thousand. Hardcover. 8vo. lviii, 560, 16pp. Original blind-embossed cloth with gold lettering on spine. Color folding frontispiece showing a diagram of the elevations of Egypt, Sinai and Palestine. Captivating account by English churchman, Arthur Penrhyn Stanley of his travels to Egypt and the Holy Land in the winter and spring of 1852-1853. Illustrated with color fold-out and full-page maps & plans. 16 page publisher's advertisement in rear. Age wear, staining and sunning on binding. Head and tail of spine bumped and chipped. Dated signature by previous owner on half title-page. Minor foxing to some leaves. Some pages starting to separate from book block. Binding in overall fair, interior in good to good+ condition. Important work by the leading liberal theologian of his time in England. f to g+. Item #30570
Price: $95.00