Pathways of the Holy Land: Or, Palestine and Syria. Being a Full Description of Those Countries, Their History, Antiquities, Inhabitants, and Customs, According to the Recent Discoveries of the Palestine Exploring Expeditions. With a Detailed Account of Jerusalem, Nazareth, Petra,
by James D. McCabe
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Pathways of the Holy Land; Or, Palestine and Syria. Being a Full Description of Those Countries, Their History, Antiquities, Inhabitants, and Customs, According to the Recent Discoveries of the Palestine Exploring Expeditions. With a Detailed Account of Jerusalem, Nazareth, Petra, and the other Cities of the Bible. Embracing also a Description of the Peninsula of Sinai and the Desert of the Wanderings
National Publishing Co., Philadelphia, 1875. First edition complete w color map, illustrations throughout, and a tissue covered frontis of Doré's Crucifixion. Bound in three-quarter brown morocco over marbled paper covered beveled boards. Raised bands with bright gilt embossed title in one of the panels. 1097 pp w ads in the back. Strong and square, securely bound and in VG condition with some rubbing wear to the covers (see photos).
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- Camphor Bookstore (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Biblio1124
- Title
- Pathways of the Holy Land
- Author
- James D. McCabe
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- National Publishing Co.
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1875
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Palestine, Gaza, Syria, Israel, The Holy Land, Sinai, religion, old maps, the Bible, Jerusalem, Christianity, first editions, Judaism
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
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