Buckingham, James Silk
£1,188
Auction: 13 January 2010 at 11:00 GMT
Description
Travels in Palestine, through the countries of Bahsan and Gilead, East of the River Jordan. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, 1821. First edition, 4to, [xxvi, [ii], 553], lithographed frontispiece portrait, folding map laid down on linen, 7 engraved plates and plans, wood-engraved vignettes, contemporary calf, spine gilt, Northern Light Board gilt stamp at head of spine
Footnote
Note: The work describes the first part of Buckingham's voyage overland from Egypt to India in 1816-1817, via Palestine and Syria.