Author: Bourbon, Fabio with William Brockedon and George Croly
Title: The Life Works and Travels of David Roberts R.A. ; the Holy Land; Egypt and Nubia (3 Volumes)
Description: Vercelli, Italy, White Star Publishers, 2000. Hardcover. Fine nut brown cloth with gilt lettering. All Volumes in matching slip case with paper color-illustrations. Folio size. Vol. I: 31 pp. with color and/or duotone illustrations on every page. Vol. II: 319 pp. with 125 color illustrations. Vol. III: 287 pp. with 126 color illustrations. Catalogue of the drawings made by Scottish artist, David Roberts, on his travels in The Holy Land, Egypt and Nubia in 1838-39. Each plate is fully described on the page opposite; The Holy Land images by Croly and Egypt and Nubia by Brockedon. Also included are snippets from Roberts's journal. The volume by Bourbon tells of Roberts's life and works and includes images of places he drew and painted closer to home: Italy, France, London, Edinburgh, etc. Roberts was a friend and contemporary of J.M.W. Turner and a member of the Royal Academy. Exquisite illustrations of a bygone era. This is the finest version of these publications that can be had, short of the originals. As New .

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