The Holy Land | Yesterday and Today | Lithographs and Diaries by David Roberts R.A. (Yesterday & Today Series)
Bourbon, Fabio [David Roberts RA RBA (24 October 1796 - 25 November 1864) was a Scottish painter. He is especially known for The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, and Nubia, a prolific series of detailed lithograph prints of Egypt and the Near East that he produced from sketches he made during long tours of the region from 1838-1840].
(Book #ID 102497)
Published by Swan Hill Press an Imprint of Airlife Publishing Co. 101 Longden Road, Shrewsbury First Edition 1997. 1997.
First edition hard back binding in publisher's original caramel cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and the front cover. 4to. 14'' x 10¼''. Contains 271 printed pages with superb colour plates on every page - colour lithographs of the Holy Land by the artist David Roberts, coupled with modern day colour photographs of the same places. Each plate is accompanied by an excerpt from Roberts's journal. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with small crease lines to the spine ends. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Heavy volume weighing 2.5 kg, extra postage and insurance will be requested over and above our default setting for destinations outside the UK. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1853108715
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