Palästina in Bild und Wort, Nebst der Sinaihalbinsel und dem Lande Gosen [Palestine in Pictures and Words, including Sinai and the Land of Goshen (Egypt)]. by Georg Ebers and Hermann Guthe. Stuttgart and Leipzig: Deutsche Verlags anshalt, 1883-1884. Two volumes. German.
A German edition of the book “Picturesque Palestine”, first published in English in 1880, edited by Charles Wilson. A detailed guide to Eretz Israel, edited by several experts. Accompanied by numerous illustrations within the text show views of Eretz Israel, inhabitants’ attire, customs and more, as well as 40 plates of engravings, Including three large, colorful maps (maps of Jerusalem, Israel, and Sinai and Egypt).
volume I: VIII, 520 pp +[22] plates. volume II: VI, 474 pp +[18] plates. 38.5 cm. Original brown bindings with gilt inscription and embossed gilt decorations. Gilt leaf cutting. Stains on the first leaves of the two parts. Slight tears in the upper part of the spine of the first part. general condition good.
