Journey Through Arabia Petraea To Mount Sinai, The Excavated City Of Petra, The Edom Of The Prophecies
by LABORDE (de) Léon Emmanuel Simon Joseph
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Rare. John Murray, London, 1836. First edition. In-8, frontispiece, xxviii, 331 pages, 1 engraved folding map, 26 plates. Full embossed calf, gilt extra with 5 raised bands & marbled endpapers, a beautiful copy. Some foxing on title page, map and slightly on a few pages. Ex-libris Sir James Campbell of Stracathro (1790-1876). From the library of Egyptologist Andrew H. Gordon. Language: English. This book ships from Europe, shipping costs will be updated accordingly (BPF). Relevant subjects: Egypt: Travelers & Egyptologists.
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- Journey Through Arabia Petraea To Mount Sinai, The Excavated City Of Petra, The Edom Of The Prophecies
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- LABORDE (de) Léon Emmanuel Simon Joseph
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- Used
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- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- First Edition
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