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Charles Wilson - A Comprehensive Study of the Land of Israel - Illustrations and Engravings. Part Two - Copy in Impressive Condition

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Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt - Travel book - Thick volume accompanied by dozens of engravings based on paintings by Harry Fenn and J. [John] D. Woodward. Edited by Colonel Charles Wilson. Published by D. Appleton and Company. English edition published in two volumes, before us is the second volume dealing with Sinai and Egypt. New York, 1883. Copy in impressive condition.

The book is accompanied by dozens of large engraved plates spanning full pages, as well as illustrations within the text. A color map of Eretz Israel over two pages at the beginning, with another color map of the Middle East at the end.

Volume 2: X, 476 pages. + [20] engraved plates + [2] maps - map of Palestine at the beginning and map of the Middle East at the end. Volume: 33 cm. Gilt leaf cutting. Leather cover with gilt lettering. Very nice condition.

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208. Charles Wilson - A Comprehensive Study of the Land of Israel - Illustrations and Engravings. Part Two - Copy in Impressive Condition