Views in Palestine, from the Original Drawings of Luigi Mayer
by Luigi Mayer
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Acton, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
First Edition, Large Folio, recently bound in beautiful half-leather marbled boards, with gilted spine. With the magnificent views of Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Kidron Valley, etc. in stunning engraved, hand-colored plates, with virtually no blemish. Text in English and French; Overall, a very nice and wide-margined copy. German-Italian orientalist artist Luigi Mayer (1755-1803) was the most accurate artist making drawings of the Near East before David Roberts.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Timeless Tales Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- H-159
- Title
- Views in Palestine, from the Original Drawings of Luigi Mayer
- Author
- Luigi Mayer
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T. Bensley for R. Bowyer, London, 1804
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1804
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
Timeless Tales Rare Books
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Acton, Massachusetts
About Timeless Tales Rare Books
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Folio
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- Marbled boards
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