Author: Fisher Howe
Title: 1853 Oriental and Sacred Scenes, from Notes of Travel in Greece, Turkey, and Palestine
Description: New York, Dodd, Mead & Company, 1853. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this Biblical scholar's account of his travels in 'the further Orient&apos. The scarce 1853 first edition of this work, with illustrated frontispiece.A keen observer and diligent Biblical scholar, Fisher Howe here writes the story of his experiences in Greece, Turkey, the Holy Land and other areas in the Middle East in the mid nineteenth century. The author visits the Acropolis, Tyre, Bethlehem, Jacob's Well, Jericho, the Dead Sea, and numerous other Biblically relevant locations, and describes them all in the voice of a Victorian-era gentleman. To the rear pastedown is the bookseller's label of 'D. R. Niven, Albany, NY&apos. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to head and tail of spine. Bookseller's label to rear pastedown. Internally firmly bound. Scattered light foxing throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .
Keywords: Jesus Near East Bible Theology Near East Not Stated
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Title: 1853 Oriental and Sacred Scenes, from Notes of Travel in Greece, Turkey, and Palestine
Description: New York, Dodd, Mead & Company, 1853. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this Biblical scholar's account of his travels in 'the further Orient&apos. The scarce 1853 first edition of this work, with illustrated frontispiece.A keen observer and diligent Biblical scholar, Fisher Howe here writes the story of his experiences in Greece, Turkey, the Holy Land and other areas in the Middle East in the mid nineteenth century. The author visits the Acropolis, Tyre, Bethlehem, Jacob's Well, Jericho, the Dead Sea, and numerous other Biblically relevant locations, and describes them all in the voice of a Victorian-era gentleman. To the rear pastedown is the bookseller's label of 'D. R. Niven, Albany, NY&apos. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to head and tail of spine. Bookseller's label to rear pastedown. Internally firmly bound. Scattered light foxing throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .
Keywords: Jesus Near East Bible Theology Near East Not Stated
Price: GBP 70.00 = appr. US$ 99.96 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 778F14
- Book number: 778F14
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