London 1872 first edition. Routledge. Hardcover. Thick large octavo. All edges gilt. Full red leather with gilt edge trim and full gilt decoration on spine. Fancy red marbled end papers. Titlepagein red and black. 407p. Illustrated with 16 fullpage mounted original photographs of drawings by David Roberts. All plates are scenes of places in the Holy Land - Nazareth, Jerusalem, Siloam, Jaffa, Jericho and so on. No hinges cracked. only light edge wear on cover. Contemporary owner signature "Rosemary G Manning. " Near Fine. Quite Scarce in the original first edition. .

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Bookseller: Xerxesbooks (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: a111941
Title: NAOMI OR THE LAST DAYS OF JERUSALEM
Author: Webb, Mrs J B
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Keywords: middle east israel palestine holy land illustrated plates fiction jerusalem

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