INVENTORY #104812
Oriental and Sacred Scenes, From Notes of Travel in Greece, Turkey, and Palestine
HOWE, Fisher
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A keen observer and diligent Biblical scholar, Fisher Howe was well-equipped to write the story of his experiences in the Near East in mid-19th century. The author visits the Acropolis, Tyre, Cana, Jacob's Well, Jericho, the Dead Sea, etc. and describes them all in true Victorian style. Even the animals he encounters are worth mentioning: "for noise and quarrelsomeness, we judge the dogs of Nazareth remain unrivalled" (p. 187).
Publication Info
- Publisher: M. W. Dodd
- Edition: n/a
- Date Published: 1856
- Place Published: n/a
- ISBN: n/a
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- Condition: Good+
- Signed: No
- Dust Jacket: No
- Jacket Condition: n/a
- Details:
408 p. 21 cm. One pull-out map of Athens. 6 colour illustrations (2 of which are not listed under Illustrations on p. x), and two b&w scenes. Purple cloth hardcover with blank and gold impressing has sunned spine. Ink signature on front pastedown. Pencil marks on tissue guard across from p. 19 and a chip in the one across from 272. Tears in pull-out map.