RARE 2 Vols. 1858 John L. Stephens " Incidents Of Travel In Egypt & The Holy Lan
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Full title:" Incidents Of Travel In Egypt, Arabia Petraea and The Holy Land " by John L. Staphens . Two volumes in one. (Two separate title/copyright pages). Derby & Jackson 1858. 8th edition. Illustrated with engravings. NOTE: The title pages mention a map. It was either not included in this edition of removed (I don't see any cut page edges). 240 pages and 286 pages. Ad pages at the end. An interesting travel/history book. See synopsis below. Green embossed /decorated cloth with ...printing and decorations in gold on the spine. Some surface wear and spotting/light spots. Wear around the edges and corners. Frayed a bit at the top and bottom of the spine. Some small dark spots on the back. Tight binding. Two names are inside the front cover. One is stamped and the other written. Some yellowing of the pages and some foxing. Many pages are still mostly white. A few have darker yellowing and some have darker spotting/foxing. Especially on the engravings. An occasional darker spot/smudge. A few pages have small nicks or chipping on the edges. An occasional crease/bent corner. Buyer pays Priority shipping to be determined by your ZIP. Or I will mail it by Media Mail if you wish. Foreign to be determined.. On some items, tracking information is REQUIRED, especially on foreign items paid for with PayPal. I reserve the right to refuse payments byPayPal to certain countries or individuals. Please email me if you have any questions about any of the above. International Buyers – Please Note: Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included and are the responsibility of the buyer. Returns accepted only for lost or seriously damaged items. SYNOPSIS/REVIEW: " Perhaps best known for his discovery of the Mayan ruins in the Yucatan, lawyer-turned-archaeologist John Lloyd Stephens (1805–1852) was the author of a number of highly praised travel books. The present volume, his first effort in the genre, received wide acclaim from reviewers, including Edgar Allan Poe, who found it "written with a freshness of manner evincing manliness of feeling." Conversational and unpretentious, the book is a delightful narrative of the author's year-long journey through the Middle East, incorporating detailed observations of such architectural marvels as the Pyramids, the temples of Karnak, the red-rock city of Petra and more, and offering charming accounts of a Turkish bath, how to catch a crocodile, the wardrobe of a Nubian damsel, a night in a tomb, the hospitality of the Arabs, desert horses, Easter in Jerusalem, and much more...."
