The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia
first edition
by ROBERTS, David
London, Day and Son, 1855-56.. First edition thus. Thick 4to (8 3/4" x 12"). 250 lithographed plates including the pictorial titles, portrait, and 2 maps (all the plates are remarkably clean and free of foxing). Contemporary 3/4 green morocco over green cloth, spines gilt in compartments, all edges extra gilt. Some light foxing, chiefly at ends and to guards. 6 volumes bound in 3. An attractive clean set, large margined, uncommon thus. The plates reproduce in small scale of the images from the folio edition of 1842-1849. Abbey, Travel 388 (see also 272 and 385).. Hardcover. Very Good. (Inventory #: 306833)