Carne, John. Syria, The Holy Land, Asia Minor, &c. Illustrated in a Series of Views Drawn from Nature by W.H. Bartlett, William Purser, [Thomas Allom] &c. Volume 2 [Part] and Volume 3. Fisher, 1838.

Price: US$179.57 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: London: Fisher, Son. & Co., [1836-38]. First editions. Vol.II: pp.45-76 only. 16 plates. Vol.III: 100[4]p. 45 plates and 2 maps. Lacking plate of Sidon. The engraved title-page to Vol.III is bound before the printed title-page of Vol.II, which is followed by the advertisement and list of plates for Vol.III, and then pp.45-76 of Vol.II. Vol.III then follows, less the two pages misbound at the start of the book. All plates have tissue guards. All edges gilt. Foxing and browning to some plates, varying from light to, in a few cases, substantial, and with water stains in three cases. Some offsetting. Rebound in modern brown half calf over grey cloth boards, with new endpapers. Five raised bands to spine, gilt decorations and lettering in compartments.

Seller: Leabeck Books, Steventon, OXON, United Kingdom

John Carne. Views in Syria. Fisher, Son & Co 1838, 1838.

Price: US$307.84 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Syria, Holy Land, Asia Minor, a series of views drawn from nature.131 engravings, numbered by hand. Green embossed chevron pattern boards with dark red morocco spine and corners with gilt tooling. Damage to all corners and wear on spine. Gilt raised bands to spine with Views in Syria in gilt. No indication that there are other volumes. Pages are gilt edged with endpapers in white with gold stars. Pages are foxed. There is a child's pencil scribble facing frontispiece. Otherwise a nice tight copy of this fascinating collection of views of the Middle East. Good

Seller: Reader's Books, Petworth, United Kingdom

Carne, John.. Syria, the Holy Land, & Asia Minor, Illustrated. In a series of views drawn from nature by W.H. Bartlett, William Purser, &c. With descriptions of the plates.. London/Paris/America (Fisher, Son, & Co.), [1836-1838]., 1838.

Price: US$500.00 + shipping

Description: 3 vols. bound in 2. (4), 80, 76, 100, (4)pp., 2 engraved maps, and 120 steel-engraved plates, including three dec. half-titles. Tissue guards. 4to. Cloth, 3/4 leather (covers detacked; spines torn). The volumes are dated 1837, 1837, and 1838 at the foot of the half-title engravings.

Seller: Ars Libri, Ltd. (ABAA), Charlestown, MA, U.S.A.

Carne, John (text) and W. H. Bartlett (illustrations). Syria, the Holy Land & Asia Minor Illustrated. Fisher, Son & Co, London, 1838.

Price: US$950.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: 3 vols. 120 plates (including 3 vignette titles), 2 maps, ii, [3]-80, 76, 100p. Fancy gilt-stamped contemporary leather. All edges gilt. 27cm. Minor scuffing on backstrip. Carne traveled in the Middle East in the 1820s. This work with its steel-engraved views by Bartlett enjoyed great popularity in the mid-19th century.

Seller: McBlain Books, ABAA, Hamden, CT, U.S.A.

John Carne; William Bartlett. Syria, The Holy Land, Asia Minor, & c. Illustrated In a Series of Views Drawn From Nature. Fisher, Son & Co. c. 1838, London, 1838.

Price: US$1250.00 + shipping

Description: Contemporary full decorative purple calf. Tooled ornamental border, rules, corner devices, centerpiece ornamentation, gilt rules, and gilt corner devices, on covers. Gilt text and ornamentation on spine. Gilt dentelles on all edges. All edges gilt. Pasted and free marbled endpapers. , A superbly illustrated travel book of the Middle East from the early 19th century in three parts. Most of the views are done by W.H. Bartlett and are from his journey to the Middle East between 1834 and 1835. The plates from the last portion of the book are done after Thomas Allom, who traveled in the area between 1836 and 1837. , Size : 4to (271x208mm). , Illustrated with 120 superbly engraved plates and 2 maps., Volume : 3 volumes Minor browning but otherwise a handsome example of this work.

Seller: Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books, Toronto, ON, Canada

John Carne; William Bartlett & Thomas Allom, illus.. Syria, The Holy Land, Asia Minor, &c. Illustrated.. Fisher, Son & Co c. 1838, London, Paris, & America, 1838.

Price: US$1500.00 + shipping

Description: Contemporary ½ calf with marbled boards, spine in six densely gilt compartments of raised bands, gilt lettering on two and four, all edges gilt, endpapers marbled. , Most of the views are done by W.H. Bartlett, from his journey between 1834 and 1835. The plates from the last portion of the book are done after Thomas Allom, who traveled in the area between 1836 and 1837., Size : 4to, With 119 plates, including 2 maps and 117 views depicting various locations around the Holy Land and Asia Minor by Bartlett and Allom., Volume : Three volumes, References : Blackmer Sotheby?s October 1989:458; Weber 203., P. Volume 1. engraved title, blank, title, blank, (4), 1-80; Volume 2. engraved title, blank, title, blank, (2), 5-76; Volume 3. engraved title, blank, title, blank, (2), 5-100, index (4). Occasional mild browning, otherwise a very good example.

Seller: Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books, Toronto, ON, Canada