THE LANDS OF SCRIPTURE by Rev S. Manning and S. G. GREEN. An important early travel book to the Land of Israel and Egypt and Syria, divided into three books: THOSE HOLY FIELDS, THE LAND OF THE PHARAOHS, PICTURES FROM BIBLE LANDS, published by The Religious Tract Society, London [1879]. Dozens of illustrations, some in the body of the text, and some on entire pages describing landscapes, sites, and people in Eretz Israel – Jerusalem and the surrounding area, and other cities, as well as in Egypt and Syria. Each book has a separate title page.
Rare. This edition consisting of the three books does not appear in the “world cat” library catalog.
224, 223 [1], [4], X, 203, 8 p. 30 cm. Gilt leaf cutting. Original binding, worn, tears in the spine. Stains. Some pages are detached. Moderate condition.
