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Lindsay, Alexander William Earl of Crawford 1812-1880.. Letters on Egypt, Edom, and The Holy Land. TWO VOLUMES.. Henry Colburn, London, 1838.

Price: US$324.89 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Volume I: xii, 361 pp., / Volume II: iv, 377 pp., lithographed frontispieces, contemporary half-calf with marbled boards, rubbed round edges, occasional foxing, previous owner's inscriptions verso front cover, otherwise set in good condition. The First and second edition appeared the same year. The first edition appeared earlier the same year. Lindsay was the great book collector and traveller. This work is dedicated to John Farren, formerly Consul-General in Syria. It consists of a series of letters addressed to various members of Lindsay's family. The journey covers Egypt, Palestine, Syria and Lebanon. Bibliographic references: Blackmer 1019; Tobler, p. 159. #33221.

Seller: FOLIOS LIMITED, Witney, United Kingdom

LINDSAY, [Alexander William Crawford, twenty-fifth Earl of Crawford & eighth Earl of Balcarres] [1812-1880].. Letters On Egypt, Edom, And The Holy Land.. London: Henry Colburn, 1838., 1838.

Price: US$512.53 + shipping

Description: 2 Volumes. 12mo. pp. xii, [1 leaf], 361; iv, 377, [1 leaf]errata. 2 lithographed frontis. after the designs of W.W.Ramsay. untrimmed in original blind & gilt-stamped cloth (rubbed, head of spine of Vol. I slightly frayed). Second Edition. Lindsay's account contains descriptions of his travels in Egypt, Syria and the Holy Land and his visits to Alexandria, Cairo, Mount Sinai, Jerusalem, Palmyra, Bethlehem, &c. Blackmer 1019. cfGay 80. cfBrunet 20030. cfIbrahim-Hilmy I 149. cfTobler p. 159.

Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada

LINDSAY, Lord Alexander. LETTERS ON EGYPT, EDOM AND THE HOLY LAND. Henry Colburn, 1838.

Price: US$1786.88 + shipping

Description: First edition. Two volumes. 8vo. In the rare original publisher's cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt to the spine, covers decorated in blind. A near fine set, the hinges sound and the text block clean throughout, save for some minor offsetting from each frontispiece. There is a small splash to the upper and lower cover of the first volume, but apart from this and some trivial fading to the spine, a handsome set uncommon in original cloth and without repair. A lithographed frontispiece after W. W. Ramsay to each volume, showing a view of the Citadel of Cairo, and Mount Serbal as seen from Wadi Feiran. The first edition of Lindsay's letters from his journey from Cadiz to Palmyra, through modern day Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria is rare, especially so in the original cloth.

Seller: Jonkers Rare Books, Henley on Thames, OXON, United Kingdom