THE LAND AND THE BOOK OF THE HOLY LAND, W.M. Thompson 1st/1st 1863, Illustrated

  1863 - THE LAND AND THE BOOK; OR, BIBLICAL ILLUSTRATIONS DRAWN FROM THE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS, THE SCENES AND SCENERY OF THE HOLY LAND by W.M. Thompson, Twenty-five years a Missionary in Syria and Palestine — First Edition in Excellent Condition; Heavily Illustrated with Fold-out Maps

 Publisher: T. Nelson and Sons, London (1863)

THE LAND AND THE BOOK; OR, BIBLICAL ILLUSTRATIONS DRAWN FROM THE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS, THE SCENES AND SCENERY OF THE HOLY LAND by W.M. Thompson, twenty-five years a Missionary in Syria and Palestine. First edition from 1863 in excellent condition, and heavily Illustrated with fold-out maps. Dark red embossed boards with gilt decorations; 718 pages. The leather tooled boards and binding are solid and tight. Previous owner's name and small paste-down on inside front board. The pages, engravings and large map is crisp and clean. Beautiful illustrations and maps of the places of the Holy Land adorn this comprehensive and rare mid-19th century illustrated history.