Charles H. Kelly, Hardcover, Book Condition: Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, no Indication, Illustrated By: Rev. Geo Robinson Lees
925 g; 280 pages, last page blank, indexed by chapter of the Bible. Colour frontispiece with tissue guard and associated offset tanning to the title page, includes several other coloured plates, and numerous other black-and-white photographs and a map. Some of the illustrations are previously appeared in a book titled "Village Life in Palestine" by the illustrator. There is a gift inscription dated December 1922 from the Werribee higher elementary School scripture examination. Slight offset tanning of front and rear end pages, the sewn binding is visible between pages 16 and 17, handling marks to the spine section of the binding, title and part of the illustrated front board in a mock gold colour laid over a black image. "Here in these "morning lands" the traveller who has exhausted the sites and scenes of civilised Europe will come upon a new world, where all is strange and has for him the charm of perfect novelty, they would actually exhibits a life 4000 years old!" -- page 12 This book was printed pre-1914 because I can find no mention of the minor conflict that occurred around then. In fact the latest date that I can actually find in the book is 1907, referring to a future date! Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Rev. Geo Robinson Lees. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Religion & Theology; History -- Israel; Christianity; Inventory No: 0219011.
925 g; 280 pages, last page blank, indexed by chapter of the Bible. Colour frontispiece with tissue guard and associated offset tanning to the title page, includes several other coloured plates, and numerous other black-and-white photographs and a map. Some of the illustrations are previously appeared in a book titled "Village Life in Palestine" by the illustrator. There is a gift inscription dated December 1922 from the Werribee higher elementary School scripture examination. Slight offset tanning of front and rear end pages, the sewn binding is visible between pages 16 and 17, handling marks to the spine section of the binding, title and part of the illustrated front board in a mock gold colour laid over a black image. "Here in these "morning lands" the traveller who has exhausted the sites and scenes of civilised Europe will come upon a new world, where all is strange and has for him the charm of perfect novelty, they would actually exhibits a life 4000 years old!" -- page 12 This book was printed pre-1914 because I can find no mention of the minor conflict that occurred around then. In fact the latest date that I can actually find in the book is 1907, referring to a future date! Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Rev. Geo Robinson Lees. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Religion & Theology; History -- Israel; Christianity; Inventory No: 0219011.