Author: Rev. Bourne Hall Draper
Title: Bible Illustrations; or, a Description of Manners and Customs Peculiar to the East
Description: London, John Harris, 1831 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of the Rev. Bourne Draper Hall's illustrated depiction of life in 'the East', drawing parallels to Biblical passages. A very scarce first edition.Illustrated with a frontispiece and fifteen further engraved plates.Collated, complete.Rev. Bourne Hall Draper describes diverse aspects of life in the Middle East, with discussion of housing, hospitality, threshing, sacrifice, food, cannibalism, agriculture, architecture, clothing, posture, and climate. He draws parallels between these observations about culture, and passages from the pages of the Bible. In the publisher's original roan backed, cloth covered boards. Rubbing to back strip head and tail, and joints. Front joint starting, with board firmly held. Head of rear joint starting, with board firmly held. Internally, title page detached to head and a touch tender, otherwise firmly bound. Spotting to plates, with further spotting and offsetting to pages facing them. Pages otherwise generally clean and bright, though a touch age toned. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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