THE HOLY LAND, SYRIA, IDUMEA, ARABIA, EGYPT, & NUBIA. After Lithographs by Louis Haghe From Drawings Made on the Spot by David Roberts, R.A. With Historical Descriptions by The Rev. George Croly

3 volumes. First Edition in the quarto format. Illustrated with 250 tinted lithographed plates, some with hand colouring, transferred to stone by Louis Haghe, the Royal Lithographer, after the drawings of David Roberts, including a portrait of Roberts, maps, and six title-page vignettes on six lithographed title-pages and lists of illustrations are included, collated complete. The plates took one year to produce with the first plates being printed in December, 1855 and the last being printed in December, 1856. A remarkable accomplishment by artist, lithographer and publisher. 4to, bound in three-quarter red morocco, gilt extra, the spines with raised bands, the compartments beautifully decorated with elaborate gilt tooling and designs. A very handsome and well preserved set, and internally a very clean set, the plates all in quite excellent condition, occasionally, some plates with some foxing as is typical, to the white area of the plate not affecting the image, the text-blocks clean and bright as well, bindings show a bit of age but remain quite handsome, Vol.II with evidence of an old water stain to a portion of the cloth only on the upper cover, a bit of offsetting to the endleaves. Still a well preserved and pleasing set.