Lot 36
Buckingham (James Silk) Travels in Palestine, through the Countries of Bashan and Gilead, first edition, inscribed by author, 1821
Hammer Price: £950
Description
Buckingham (James Silk) Travels in Palestine, through the Countries of Bashan and Gilead, first edition, inscribed by author, engraved portrait frontispiece, 7 engraved plates and plans, engraved illustrations, one folding map, split at foldline with old repair verso, marginal water-staining at beginning, spotting, abrasion mark to front pastedown where label removed, cracked hinges, contemporary half-calf, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, small loss to spine extremities, 4to, 1821.
⁂ Inscribed, "To Mrs. Elizabeth Jennings, as a token of affectionate remembrance, from her dutiful Son in Law. J. S. Buckingham".
Description
Buckingham (James Silk) Travels in Palestine, through the Countries of Bashan and Gilead, first edition, inscribed by author, engraved portrait frontispiece, 7 engraved plates and plans, engraved illustrations, one folding map, split at foldline with old repair verso, marginal water-staining at beginning, spotting, abrasion mark to front pastedown where label removed, cracked hinges, contemporary half-calf, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, small loss to spine extremities, 4to, 1821.
⁂ Inscribed, "To Mrs. Elizabeth Jennings, as a token of affectionate remembrance, from her dutiful Son in Law. J. S. Buckingham".