RARE ❤️ ANTIQUE BOOK_PALESTINE_HOLY LAND_JERUSALEM_EGYPT_KINGS_CRUSADES_PAGANS +

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Title :
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The romance of Palestine
: a history, containing over one hundred and fifty original photographs and pen pictures of the castles temples cities mountains rivers battle-fields classic groves enchanted gardens and great people which illustrate the history literature art and legend of the Holy Land.
author:
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Rev. James W Lee
Published:
-  D E Luther publishing Co
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1897- 1st edition
size
=
apx 9.75" by 7.5" with 490
pages
binding:
-pictorial hard cover with gilt lettering & decorated end papers
Illustrated "with over
150
original photographs"
although I think they may be counting the drawings in here as well
Contents:
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38 chapters!
Cairo, Egyptian Steamer, Jaffa, Crusade ruins, King Edward I, Haifa, Oliphants, Arab bread making, birthplace of Samson, capture of the arc, castles, native musicians, Cleopatra's farm, Jerusalem, Jericho, Moses, Baal worship, the Magi, Jordon river, seige of Antioch by the crusaders, remarkable women, Sidon, fancy goods & antiquities, cradle of mythology, King Louis IX of France, Cyprus, Nazareth, Mount of Olives, the Persian King, and soooo much more!
A wealth of history from the region
!
Condition:
Please
zoom in on
photos carefully
as they are part of the description. I am human and sometimes miss a thing or 2, but I
try to mention the book's main faults
. all of my books are VERY OLD and have 100+ years of wear to varying degrees
very good /excellent condition.... for its age:
boards -
very secure
textblock
- pages very secure
outer joints
-  very good
spine ends
- very good
tips
- very good
inner hinges
-  very good
pages
- very clean
writing
- no
rips /folds
- 3  small rips,  a few wee tips bumped
other
- gilt on front has been re-done / pretty decent over all!
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to save the planet and to save you $ -this will be padded well for shipping - the weight ebay's makes me fill in down below may not be the book's true weight.thanks!
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and remember
-this book is very old and may have accumulated bad smells along the way [musty basement/ mildew/ smoke] - I have found that dryer sheets in them for a few months makes a world of difference! some of my books get sold right away so please consider using this trick before deciding to return it!  As far as I can tell -this book has no bad smell.
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