1846
RARE 1ed Songs of HOLY LAND Maxwell Israel Palestine Bible LIMITED
ed to 40
William Stirling Maxwell was a 19th-century
Scottish historian known for his annals on the lives of Spanish artists,
Charles V, and even Napoleon. It was, however, his collection of Middle Eastern
poems that have set him apart from other such historians. ‘Songs of the Holy
Land’ is a collection of verse poetry on various topics from Palestine and
Israel including:
·
Isaac and his wives
·
Jael and the Battle
of Mount Tabor
·
Jephthah
·
Rizpah the concubine
of Saul
·
King Shallum, 8th-century
BC king of Israel
·
The dry bones in the
story of Ezekiel
·
Apocryphal figure of
Judith
Note the beautiful red Moroccan leather binding as well as the bookplate
of the author himself!
Item number: #24858
Price: $499
MAXWELL, William Stirling
Songs of the Holy Land
Edinburgh: Printed by T. Constable, 1846. Limited edition of only 40
examples!
Details:
· Collation:
Complete with all pages
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[2], 70
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Each page with a red border around the text
·
Provenance: Author’s Armorial Bookplate
– William Stirling
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Motto: GANG FORWARD
· Language:
English
· Binding:
Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~8.25in X 5.75in (20.5cm x 14.5cm)
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