Holy Land.- Roberts (David) The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia, 3 vol., first edition, ordinary format, lithograph portrait frontispiece, 3 tinted lithograph titles, 60 tinted lithograph plates and 60 half-page illustrations, engraved map, scattered foxing, worse on titles, vol. 3 with several leaves beginning to work loose, hinges strengthened, contemporary half-morocco, vol. 2 with backstrip becoming detached and small loss to extremities, rubbing to corners and joints, [Abbey Travel 385; Blackmer 1432], folio, 1842-49.

⁂ "'The Holy Land' was issued in 20 parts in 3 formats: tinted lithographs in paper wrappers, proof plates in a portfolio and coloured lithographs mounted, in a portfolio. The vignettes (half-page) printed with letter-press in the ordinary format were printed as separate plates in the coloured and proof formats." (Blackmer)