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Title

Syria, The Holy Land, Asia Minor, & c.

Illustrated In a Series of Views Drawn From Nature

By

WH Bartlett, William Purser &c.

With Descriptions of the Plates by John Carne Esq.

[First Edition – Three Volumes – 120 Engraved Plates]

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Author

WH Bartlett, William Purser &c.

With Descriptions of the Plates by John Carne Esq.

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Year of Publication

1836-38

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Publisher

London: Fisher Son and Co.

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For full description see below - after all photographs

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Description:

London: Fisher Son and Co., 1838, First Edition.

First Edition. Two maps and 120 steel engraved plates including title pages, drawn from nature by William H. Bartlett, William Purser and Thomas Allom.

Contemporary half calf, rubbed and worn but structurally intact, gilt decorated spines, titles in gilt, five raised bands, all page edges gilt, plates in clean good condition.

John Carne (1789–1844) was a British traveller and author. Carne left England on 26 March 1821 and visited Constantinople, Greece, the Levant, Egypt, and Palestine. In the latter country, while returning from the convent of St Catharine, he was taken prisoner by Bedouins, but, after being detained for some days, was released in safety. On coming back to England he commenced writing for the New Monthly Magazine an account of his travels, under the title of Letters from the East, receiving from Henry Colburn twenty guineas for each article. These Letters were then reproduced in a volume, dedicated to Sir Walter Scott, which went to a third edition. This book is noticeable for the fact that there is not a single date to be found in it except that on the title-page. The publication of this work and his talents for society brought him into familiar intercourse with Walter Scott, Southey, Campbell, Lockhart, Jerdan, and other distinguished men of letters.

William Henry Bartlett (March 26, 1809 – September 13, 1854) was a British artist, best known for his numerous drawings rendered into steel engravings.

Vol I – engraved title, blank, title, blank, [2], ii, 80pp;

Vol II – engraved title, blank, title, blank, [2], 5-76pp;

Vol III – engraved title, blank, title, blank, [2], 5-100pp, index [4].

Approximately 11 inches tall.

Condition Report

Externally

• Spine – good condition – worn and rubbed, with loss of colour to the leather, gitl titles and decorations, five raised bands.
• Joints – good condition – rubbed and worn.
• Corners – good condition – bumped and worn with loss to the leather.
• Boards – good condition – half leather with marbled boards, rubbed and worn.
• Page edges – good condition – top edge dust darkened, gilt.
• See above and photos.

Internally

• Hinges – good condition – sound.
• Paste downs – good condition – marbled.
• End papers – good condition – marbled, subsequent papers tanned.
• Title – good condition – tanned, engraved and letterpress title pages present.
• Pages – good condition – tanned, 120 plates and 2 maps in good clean condition.
• Binding – good condition – attractive.
• See photos.

Publisher: see above.
Publication Date: 1836-38
Binding: Hardback

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