Egypt & Nubia, The Holy Land, The Life, Works, and Travels of David Roberts
by Roberts, David, Fabio Bourbon, William Brockedon, and George Croley
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG/VG (egypt volume has light scratch to front cloth board. faint sunning to spines. slipcase illustrations sunned w/ rubbed edg
- ISBN 10
- 0847823121
- ISBN 13
- 9780847823123
- Seller
-
Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Rizzoli, 2000. Hardcover. VG/VG (egypt volume has light scratch to front cloth board. faint sunning to spines. slipcase illustrations sunned w/ rubbed edged; scuffing, some light bumping to corners). 3 volumes of brown cloth boards with gilt stamped lettering in a color-illustrated hardshell slipcase. Egypt and Nubia: 287 pp. The Holy Land: 319 pp. Life, Works, and Travels: 30 pp. Many color illustrations. A nice, sharp and bright set. "David Roberts is considered one of the most expressive painters and historical record keepers of the nineteenth century, and this book collects his portraits of two of the world's most eternally fascinating regions. In 1838, Roberts traveled form his native Scotland to the Holy Land and Egypt, where he created classic paintings of the monument, cities, landscapes, and people. After his return to Scotland, lithographs of these 247 paintings were published in six volumes." -Amazon.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 167589
- Title
- Egypt & Nubia, The Holy Land, The Life, Works, and Travels of David Roberts
- Author
- Roberts, David, Fabio Bourbon, William Brockedon, and George Croley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG/VG (egypt volume has light scratch to front cloth board. faint sunning to spines. slipcase illustrations sunned w/ rubbed edg
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0847823121
- ISBN 13
- 9780847823123
- Publisher
- Rizzoli
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- European Artists, David Roberts ; Roberts, David ; ;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
S&H is complicated, so please inquire for actual rates to your location if outside the US! Minimum s&h within the US $8.99, via media mail or first class if small. Discounts on shipping for multiple items. Overseas or overnight at cost +$4 supplies and handling. We currently are not shipping to Germany via Biblio - please contact us for information. Items returnable with prior notice if not as described within 7 days of delivery. Items 16 pages or less not returnable at all.
About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
Biblio member since 2004
Columbia, Pennsylvania
About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
Specializing in Fine and Decorative Arts, Photography and Gallimaufry since 1993. Visits encouraged by appointment to see our 70,000+ volumes. Many titles not online, call with wants and needs.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- VG/VG
- Very Good Condition book with a Very Good Condition dust jacket. Very Good Condition indicates a used book that does show some...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...