Holy Land

London: Palestine Exploration Society . Twenty quarterly reports of the Society, which was dedicated to scientifically explore the places and events of the Bible - April and July 1873, all four in 1874 and 1875, Jan July and Oct 1876, Jan 1877, July & Oct 1888, Jan April & July 1979, and July 1880. Bound in 2 volumes of 3/4 calf, with recent professional hinge repair. Marbled boards and endpapers matching the marbled page edges. Fresh, attractive 2 volume set. Very interesting archaeological discoveries. . First Edition. Three-Quarter Leather. Illus. by Maps and Plates, Some Folding. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Boston Houghton Mifflin 1931.. Very good / no dustjackets. Slight fading to the spines, clean & tight inside. Two copies of the same Palestine map are in the pocket. Illustrated by 28 photos. Pages xviii, 361 and x, 436. A definitive, two volume work on Palestine between WW One and WW Two. first edition.. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Jophn Murray, 1924. Pages xvi, 87 and xvi, 109 with index and appendices. Ashbee, as Civic Advisor to the Governor, designed the binding. Gov. Ronald Storrs contributed a preface to vol Two. Slight foxing inside, some wear to the printed front cover and corners, but protected in a mylar dustjacket. This is a rare record of the early British administration, before it disintegrated in Arab-Jewish violence. It includes a bibliography of the Moslem architecture of Syria and Palestine. RARE, no other copies on internet at this writing. . First Edition. Illus. by 79 Photos & Maps Vol 1; 69 in Vol Two, Some Folding. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Tel Aviv Aviel 1984.. Original stiff wrappers, fine. Illustrated by 72 plates, most in color. 1st edition. 72 plus maps, books and illustrations described from a fine Jerusalem collection, this may have served as an auction catalogue in July 1984. In any case, an excellent reference. . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Bath Binns and Goodwin (1843).. Very good original blindstamped red cloth, gilt on cover & spine,all edges gilt. This is quite a scarce book. Illustrated by 2 folding maps, 19 plates. first edition. Protected in a clear, mylar dustjacket. Inside, surprisingly very clean and tight with no foxing or browning. No prior owner marks and original endpapers. . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Henry G. Bohn, 1862. Full contemporary calf binding with darkened triple lines and corner emblems on the boards, raised bands and gilt panel emblems on the spine. Dark brown title label with bright gilt letters. Front hinge has been professionally repaired, very slight edgewear, remarkably clean and tight for its 150 plus years. All edges gilt. Profusely illustrated with steel engravings and two folding maps are fine. Pages iv, 218 with index. Inside, clean and tight with marbled endpapers, and scattered, light foxing. . Stated 5th Edition. Illus. by 2 Folding Maps, 24 Full Page Plates, All But 2 Steel Engravings, Plus Folding Frontispiece of Jerusalem and Numerous Text Illustrations. 8 Vo. more information

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London: Richard Bentley & Son , 1878. Handsome set, by the Palestine Exploration Fund, which was digging in the Holy Land to confirm Biblical truths. Bright gilt surveyor under umbrella on both front boards, and bright gilt titles on the spines. Slight edgewear. Pages 352, 381. Very clean inside with few prelim pages having slightest foxing. Conder was an important member of the detailed work surveying the Holy Land. . First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine. Illus. by J. Whymper Profuse Illustrations. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London Richard Bentley 1886.. blue gilt decorated cloth, bit of spotting,internal hinge repair. A fine history of Syria and Palestine published for the Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. Conder's approach. Illustrated by 29 illustations, 3 fold maps. first edition.. 8 Vo. more information

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London Richard Bentley 1886.. blue gilt decorated cloth, bit of spotting,internal hinge repair. A fine history of Syria and Palestine published for the Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. Conder's approach was to ignore Hebrew literature, basing his archaeological history on the evidence only of uncovered monuments and inscriptions, etc. Illustrated by 29 illustations, 3 folding maps. first edition.. more information

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London A & C Black 1924.. This is an historical sketch from the earliest times, of the most fascinating city - in my view - in the world. It does not compare with modern scholarship, such as Karen Armstrong's Jerusalem. But it is beautifully illustrated with 24 full page black/white plates, and a map. And it is a nice read. 1st edition.. Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Henry Holt, 1998. Dalrymple's superb account of travel following the footsteps of John Moschos and his pupil, two monks who began their tour of monasteries and churches in Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine and Egypt in AD 587. Sad, comic and beautifully written status report on the dying Eastern Church. Pages x, 483 with index, a thorough bibliography and a glossary of helpful terms for the traveller or student in this area. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. Illus. by Endpaper Maps, 12 Pages of Photos. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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NY Council on Foreign Relation 1986.. Fine paperback. Two maps of the area. Although 20 years old, this is an excellent summary of pressures on the Monarchy, the army as the backbone of stability , and the economic vulnerabilities. Pages 166 with index. As new condition. Recommended. . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London Chapman & Hall 1865.. Near fine original blue cloth with blindstamped boards, and fresh gilt titles on the spines.Remarkably clean & tight inside. This fine set professionally restored with new endpapers. Illustrated by frontispieces and 12 text illustrations. first edition. Scarce, especially in this condition. . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Longman, 1972. Handsome and thorough description of the Dome of the Rock. 36 fine, color photos. Near fine blue cloth, bit faded along top edge. Near fine dustjacket, only a hint of edgewear, NOT price clipped. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Near Fine. Illus. by Profuse Color Photos. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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NYC Harper & Bros, 1845. Good, old brown blindstamped cloth, gilt title on spine , some foxing throughout. This volume is about 1/2 on Jerusalem & vicinity, & stands on its own. Illustrated by 21 text ill,3 engravings, and 3 folding maps. . First Edition. Illus. by Folding Map, 2 Page Jerusalem Map, Folding Map of Petra. 8 Vo. more information

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NY Scribners 1912.. Near fine pictorial cloth, shield & title on front and a bright gilt title on the spine. Some edgewear at the spine ends and corners. Handsome volume, early 20th C photos of Israel/ Palestine. Illustrated by 100 photo plates. 1st edition. Inside, very clean and tight, the frontispiece of a Palestinian woman in color. No foxing or browning. A pastor's thanks to Miss Lillian Lucia for her good work on the front endpaper. Protected in a clear, mylar dustjacket. . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London Hamish Hamilton 1936.. Very good original green cloth, slight edgewear , unfaded spine with gilt title a bit dull. Very clean and tight inside. Endpaper maps. Illustrated by 8 full page nice photos. Second printing. Very readable pre WW Two travel through the Mediterranean to what would soon be Israel. Pages 366 with index.. 8 Vo. more information

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NY Scribners 1890.. Near fine original dark green cloth with minor edgewear. Bright gilt title on the spine, and top edge gilt. Illustrated by color map of Palestine. 5th edition. Pages 243 plus 4 pages publisher ads. A man of the cloth travels in the Holy Land. . Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Hamilton, Adams, 1853. Bit rubbed & edgewear, but nice inside. From a Canadian monastery, with a few stamps, none on the outside. Fish was from Christ Chapel, St John's Wood, London. Stated 5th Ed.. Original Blindstamped Cloth . Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Title Vignette & 2 Steel Engravings. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Beirut Middle East Export nd, circa 1960.. Much about Jerusalem. Illustrated by profuse photos, endpaper maps. 1st edition. The Fisteres write well of their archeologically based travels to Petra, Jerash, Jericho, the Qumran Caves, Samaria and Bethlehem. Primarily a photo book dating from 1959 when they were helping Jordan develop tourism. Unpaginated, but about 200 pages. A fine photo of the young King Hussein. Endpaper maps in addition to profuse black and white photos. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Beirut Middle East Export nd, circa 1960.. Not a common book, as printed circa 1964 in Beirut. Very good/ dustjacket good with slight soiling & edgewear. Much about Jerusalem. With large folding map of Jerusalem, Old City laid in. Illustrated by profuse, old black/white photos, endpaper maps. 1st edition.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Toronto/Montreal McClelland and Stewart 1971.. The author was Canadian, a humanitarian writing on both secular and religious issues. He travelled to Israel and neighboring countries soon after the 1967 war, and describes what he saw and heard. Pages 173. Stated 4th printing. Very nice copy, clean and tight, with no stains and no prior owner marks. . Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Philadelphia Westminster Press 1946.. very good/ dustjacket good with edgewear & small tears. Travel with comparison of the reality with references to the Bible. The 113 photos are really excellent, plus a relief map, and endpaper maps.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Philadelphia Westminster Press 1946.. Very good/ no dustjacket. A classic by an archeology and Bible professor. Illustrated by endpaper maps amd nice photos. 1st edition. Pages xvi, 265 plus an index of biblical quotations in the book. Although more than 60 years old, this is a very good read of Palestine and Jordan just when the new nation of Israel was being founded. . Cloth. Very Good. 8 Vo. more information

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Philadelphia Westminster Press 1946.. Travel with comparison of the reality with references to the Bible. The 113 photos are really excellent, plus a relief map, and endpaper maps. Pages xvi, 265. Published just after WW Two, as the nation of Israel was being established, this is still a very good read, covering much more than the River which, because of irrigation uses, is now little more than a trickle. . Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Harcourt Brace, 1982. Subtitled, "An Israeli Arab's View of Both Sides of a Tangled Conflict". Translated from Hebrew by Ina Friedman. Pages (8), 304 with index. The author is a Druse, educated in Israeli schools. He was close to Teddy Kollek, the famous mayor of Jerusalem. Although two intafadas since this book was written, it still has merit. A fine copy with no prior owner marks. . 2nd PRINTING. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Map. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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NY John S Taylor 1851.. good decorated cloth, few stains, slt edgewear & slt spine fade. Victorian sentimentality by Headley about the Holy Lands. Must have sold well, as new editions until 1867. First was 1847. Illustrated by 6 excellent steel engravings. second edition. Protected in a clear, mylar dustjacket. . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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NY Century Co. 1910.. Very good 3/4 brown morocco, marbled boards & endpapers, top edge gilt, and a gilt decorated spine with raised bands.. 18 color plates by Jules Guerin, tissue guards. Illustrated by 58 photos & illustrations. 1st edition. Travel circa 1908 in Damascus, Baalbec, Nazareth, Jericho, Jerusalem and Bethlehem. The prose is florid Victorian, but the illustrations are splendid. This is a heavy book and the leather hinges are beginning to split, but are still solid. . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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NY Century Co. 1910.. Very good plus decorative cloth, with a blue and gilt landscape on front and bright title on the spine. Top edge gilt. Jules Guerin 18 watercolors, and 40 large photos, all illustrations with tissue guards. 1st edition. Pages x, 302. Exceptionally clean and tight inside. Travel to Baalbec, Damascus, Nazareth, Jerusalem, Jericho and Bethlehem circa 1908. The prose is both observant of a simpler time and somewhat romantic. The illustrations, now 100 years old, are splendid. Protected in a clear, mylar dustjacket. . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Philadelphia A.J.Holman 1903.. very good cloth, fresh gilt on front, spine a bit faded and some edgewear. Top edge gilt. Tight & clean inside. Illustrated by 54 plates, 4 folding maps in the two pockets are intact and clean with minor tears at the margins. Pagesxxiv, 810 with index. Hilprecht summarizes the archeological breakthroughs of his time. 1st edition.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Museum of Art 1997.. A fine, design binding in full, chocolate morocco. A rectangular hole on the front board reveals a portrait of an Arab with a maroon leather frame and gilt stars that continue to the spine. The spine has raised bands and a bright gilt title. The endpapers are maroon leather. This is a beautiful collection of old Palestine photos, well deserving of the exceptional binding. Pages index, chronology, bibliography and a biographic sketch of James McDonald (1822-1885) a sergeant in the British Army engineers who took many of the images here. The photographic covers of the original are bound into this copy. Preserved in a brown cloth clamshell box , fine condition, with maroon leather title label and bright gilt letters. Image of this fine binding available on request. . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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NY Random House 1968.. Near fine/ dj near fine.. One of the best surveys of Jerusalem, by the irrepressible former mayor of Jerusalem. A nice book about a great city. Illustrated by profuse photographs. 1st edition.. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York: G.P. Putnam, 1905. A professor at Princeton and a missionary in Syria recall their 1885 travels by horseback from Beirut into Palestine and what is now Jordan. with excellent photos from a century ago. They believed themselves to be the first American party to ride in this area, reputed to be "unsafe" because of alleged tribal robbers. Pages xv, 353 and x, 380 with index. Orignal dark green cloth bindings with bright gilt titles on the spines, only a hint of edgewear, and protected in clear, mylar dustjackets. Inside, clean and tight with no foxing or browning. Perhaps the last, exploratory horseback ride by Americans before the advent of the auto changed travel in the Holy Land. . First Edition. Near Fine. Illus. by 71 Photo Plates, Plan of Jerash, Elevations of Camp Sites and Folding Map Showing Their Route at End of Volume 2 . 8 Vo. more information

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Salt Lake City Univ of Utah Press 1992.. near fine / dj near fine. The foundations of Jewish emigration to and life in what became Israel. Illustrated by 23 illustrations. Pages viii, 489 with index, thorough chapter notes, and 14 page bibliography. first edition.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Salt Lake City Univ of Utah Press 1992.. Fine / dustjacket near fine with 2 tiny tears at top edge, NOT price-clipped. The foundations of Jewish emigration to and life in what became Israel. Illustrated by 23 illustrations. Pages viii, 489 with index, thorough chapter notes, and 14 page bibliography. first edition.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Dodd & Mead, 1978. Still a seminal book on peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Pages viii, 872 with chapter notes and index. A very nice copy with no foxing or stains or prior owner marks. The dustjacket is reinforced with scotch tape along the bottom edge, hence has no tears. This copy is a first printing. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Map. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London Hutchinson 1965.. very good/ dustjacket half inch gone at head of spine, but very good. Illustrated by 17 pp photos. 1st edition. Pages 203 with index. Exceedingly clean inside, with no browning or foxing and no prior owner marks. The British author much enamored of her travels to both banks of the Jordan, was a famous "angry woman" in the 1920s. This is the best of her half dozen travel books. . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London Religious Tract Society 1890.. Very good pictorial gilt/green cloth, All edges gilt. Some edgewear. more travel than biblical. Illustrated by profuse pen & pencil woodcuts. . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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NY Pantheon 1994.. fine / dj fine. Israeli terrorists in 1948 assisinate the peacemaker, Count Bernadotte. A very good read. Illustrated by endpaper maps, Pages xiv, 321 with index. . First Edition. Cloth. Illus. by 16 Pages of Photographs. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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NY: Harper & Bros, 1943. Author was Director of the American School of Oriental Research, 1929-31 and this is a very readable archaeological look at Palestine history. Pages, xvi, 387, index. Nice copy, no prior owner signature. No dustjacket, protected in a clear, mylar sleeve. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Endpaper Maps, 26 Pages Photos, 7 Figures. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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NY & London: Wingate, 1950. A humorous evocation of the new Israel. Quite unusual, by a Hungarian immigrant to England. . First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. Illus. by N. Bentley Illustrations. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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London: T.C. Newby, 1843. A new binding in dark blue morocco with fresh gilt title and decoration on the spine, which has raised bands. Hand marbled boards and handsewn endbands. An handsome set. Inside, a bit of soiling and ex-library indents on both title pages. No other evidence of former ex-library status. Occasional mild soiling. Hinges inside and out are solid. Pages ix, 348 and (v), 415. Both half titles present. Rare, with only one copy on internet at this writing, and one sold at auction in the past 25 years. The Blackmer auction description of 1989 says, "Napier was sent to Syria in 1840 to ensure the allegiance of the Druze and Maronite chiefs to the sultan, his cavalry forcing the Egyptians under command of Ibrahim to retreat. Subsequently he successfully brought back the Lebanese chiefs whom Ibrahim had sent to work in the gold mines at Senaars and also obtained the release of the Syrian troops held by Mehmet Ali in Egypt and conducted them safely to Beirut." Much of volume two records his travels in Palestine and what is now Jordan. See Blackmer1184, not in Webermor Atabey. . First Edition. Illus. by 2 Tinted Lithograph Frontispieces, Folding Map of Egyptian Position on Mount Lebanon, Plan of Jerusalem Sepulchres. 8 Vo. more information

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London: Alvin Redman , 1966. A standard guidebook published the year before Jordan lost the West Bank to Israel in war. dj rubbed & small tears repaired. Pages 247, index. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Good. Illus. by Foldout Map, 16 Pp Photos. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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NY Harper & Bros 1864.. Travel to the holy sites in Palestine in the Spring of 1861 by the Reverend and two companions. Original worn, blindstamped cloth, title on the spine some faded, bit of foxing. Pages xii, 485.. Two folding maps repaired with Japanese rice paper. Illustrated by profuse text and full page woodcuts, all present. 1st edition.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York Harper & Bros 1872.. Very good terra cotta cloth, slight edgewear, bright gilt title on unfaded spine with gilt moses on the front cover. Very clean & tight inside. UK first was 1871 2 vol. In connection with the Palestine Exploration Fund, Palmer walked 600 miles wtih C.F. Tyrwhitt Drake from the Nile to Jerusalem. Shortly after, they both became friends of Richard Burton In Damascus. Palmer was a spectacular linguist, like Burton.fThis copy is illustrated by 3 folding color maps, plates. 1st U.S. edition. Protected in a clear, mylar dustjacket. . Illus. by 3 Folding Maps, 3 Other Maps, Woodcut Illustrations, Full Page Plates with Tissue Guards. 8 Vo. more information

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NY MacMillan 1958.. very good / no dj, protected in clear plastic. Now here was an intrepid traveller - to Holy Land, Sinai and Egypt well before the tour bus (in fact, in 1483). Illustrated by 8 plates, a few maps. stated first.. more information

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NY Harper & Bros 1857.. Very good original brown cloth, with fresh gilt lettering on spine, and some fading on the spine. He later became an art professor at Princeton Univ. Fivce full page illustrations, including two page plan of the Holy Sepulchre. Pages xii, 498.Some slight, very occasional foxing, but overall a nice clean copy.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London Wiedenfield & Nicolson 1972.. Very good/ dj good with small tears & slight soiling. Interaction of the Palestinians and Israelis after the 1967 war, a preview of the Intafadas to come. Illustrated by 2 maps. 1st edition.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Portland House, 1989. "The Land of Israel - Ancient Maps, Prints and Travelogues Through the Centuries". A beautiful book with reproductions of historic travellers and maps. Pages 132. A small dot at the bottom edge, so this is a remainder copy. With no foxing, or stains, or prior owner marks. Dustjacket has no edgewear or tears or fading. . First U.S.. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Profuse Maps and Illustrations. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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NY MacMillan 1930.. very good cloth, gilt on spine title has faded. Very slight edgewear on the outside. Inside, exceedingly clean and tight, with no foxing, no stains, no prior owner marks. Pages xxvi, 495 with index, and a separate index of scripture passages. Excellent scholarship on ancient Petra, and its still glorious ruins. Illustrated by color frontspiece and 94 photos. 1st edition.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pp Xxv, 495, Index. more information

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