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Porter J.L.

The Giant Cities of Bashan; and Syria's Holy Places.

Nelson, 1877

41.40 €

Island Books

(Devon, United Kingdom)

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Year of publication
1877
Author
Porter J.L.
Publishers
Nelson
Keyword
middle east, syria, holy land, porter, bashan, joppa, j.l. porter, travel, exploration, middle east, the, giant, cities, bashan, syria's, holy, places
Languages
English

Description

8vo., with a tinted lithographed frontispiece (original tissue guard present), engraved and printed titles, 6 tinted lithographed plates and several woodcut plans in the text; wanting front free endpaper, half-title and frontispiece recto lightly spotted; original brown cloth, upper board blocked and lettered in gilt and black, gilt back, bevelled edges, brown top, fore-edges browning, small pull at headband (but binding wholly sound) else a good, firm copy. Porter's classic travelogue was first published in 1865. With 8pp publisher's catalogue bound in at end. With general index, and index of scriptural texts explained.