[SOLD] Arthur Penrhyn Stanley – Sinai and Palestine – 1887

A finely-bound early account of a journey in the 1850s across Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria, with attractive fold-out maps in colour and other illustrations.

Sections on Cairo, Jerusalem, Lebanon, The Dead Sea, Palestine and others. With historical and religious descriptions of sites.

Published by John Murray in 1887 in London. Hardback. Bound in full calf with embossed school crest on front board.  Decorative gilt spine and edging. Marbled front and rear endpapers, plus marbled text block. Five raised bands to spine with a red and black compartment and gilt text, still clear.

In very good condition. Some wear to spine edges. Corners good with only minimal bumping. A few handling marks to front and rear boards. Clean inside with no writing or inscriptions.  Binding tight and square.