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LOT 308:
Picturesque Palestine - British Edition of Wilson's Writings with Impressive Bindings. London, 1880-4
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Sold for: $900 (₪2,970)
Price including buyer’s premium:
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1,098 (₪3,623.40)
Calculated by rate set by auction house at the auction day
Start price:
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250
Estimated price :
$500 - $800
Buyer's Premium: 22%
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Picturesque Palestine - British Edition of Wilson's Writings with Impressive Bindings. London, 1880-4
Picturesque Palestine - comprehensive study of the Land of Israel in English by the renowned scholar Charles Wilson, with illustrations and etchings.
Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt - etchings according to the pictures by Harry Fenn and J. [John] D. Woodward. Edited by Colonel [Charles] Wilson. Published by J. S. Virtue & Co., London.
Magnificent edition of a comprehensive study of the Land of Israel and environs, accompanied by 42 etched plates with protective paper, displaying the landscapes, local attire, customs and more.
Parallel to the publication of American edition published in 2 volumes (each divided into 2 divisions), the British edition before us was published in four parallel parts.
[4] parts, 32 cm. Original bindings with gilt imprint on the front and on the spine; gilt page cuts.
Fine-very fine condition, many abrasions on the spines, and some on the fronts and backs of the bindings.
