Name: Late 19th Century Leather-Bound Volumes, Isabel Burton's the Inner Life of Syria, Palestine and the Holy Land - a Pair
Price: 1195 USD
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Title: The Inner Life of Syria, Palestine and the Holy Land.
Author: Burton, Isabel Arundell.
Publisher: Henry S. King & … more Title: The Inner Life of Syria, Palestine and the Holy Land.
Author: Burton, Isabel Arundell.
Publisher: Henry S. King & Co.
Date Published: 1876.
About this item: Second Edition. Complete in 2 volumes. X, 376; [6], 340 pp. With 2 mounted carbon print frontispiece portraits from photographs; 2 chromolithographed plates; folding map.
Measures: 8½ x 5½ x 1.5 inches each volume.
Book description: later half gilt-ruled brown morocco & marble paper covered boards, spines tooled & lettered in gilt, raised bands, top edges gilt.
Brief biography and background information: Isabel Burton's account of her and her husband's life in the Middle East while Richard Burton was posted in Damascus as consul. One of the reasons for his dismissal from the post was Isabel's religious proselytizing. The frontispiece portraits of Isabel and Richard are quite notable. less

Dimensions: 3ʺW × 5.75ʺD × 8.75ʺH

Styles: English Traditional

Period: Late 19th Century

Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Item Type: Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned

Materials: Leather; Paper

Condition: Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections

Color: Brown

Tear Sheet

Condition Notes: Near fine; some light rubbed edge wear at extremities, sunned spine covers and a partial area of a single front … moreNear fine; some light rubbed edge wear at extremities, sunned spine covers and a partial area of a single front board, light age-toned text pages, tight square spines and strong hinges, see images. A very nice set. less

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