The Biblical Keepsake or, Landscape Illustrations of the Most Remarkable Places Mentioned in the Holy Scriptures,
London: John Murray, 1836. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. xv, 171pp. Original blind-stamped maroon cloth with gold lettering and design on spine. Gilt edges all around. Frontispiece steel engraving of Shechem. Illustrated title-page. with engraving of Petra. 2nd series of a planned 3 volumes on engravings of biblical places with commentary. Includes 32 steel engraved plates with tissue guards. Engravings include of Mount Sinai, Jericho, Gate at Baalbec, Ruins of Tyre, Mount Tabor, Jerusalem, Mount Moriah, Sepulchers of the Sons of David, Cedars of Lebanon, Tomb of Rachel, Mitylene, Puteoli, Smyrna, and Sardis. Cover scratched. Edges worn. Water staining to top corner of the front leaves. Some foxing to front and back leaves. Overall in good condition. g to g+. Item #30595
Price: $150.00