Josiah porter (12 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Poor. The spine is badly torn, and there is age wear throughout.; Vol. 3; Color Photographs; The spinal cover is missing, and there is age wear throughout. Illustrated by Robert E. M. Bain (illustratore).

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. Edges worn. Text block good.; Volume 3 only.; Folio 13" - 23" tall.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. Edges worn. Text block good.; Volume 2 only. Printed in 1916; Folio 13" - 23" tall.

Condizione: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original Bordeaux cloth effect covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains (xvii), 227 pp with archive monochrome photographs on coated art paper to the centre pages. Fine condition book in Very Good condition price clipped dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. CAMBRIDGESHIRE.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Full 4 Volume Set published in 1911. Black blind stamped cloth boards with gold lettering on spines, black endpapers, and marbled page edges. Boards have some rubbing on edges, and especially on corners. Spines are partially detached from books and are reinforced with some sort of old black tape (the spine of Volume 1 has quite a bit of tattering and chipping). Volume 1 has marginalia, and Volume 4 has marginalia. In these two Volumes some pages are partially loose and some page edges that are partially loose have some edge tattering. There are a small number of pages that are also fully detached, but are still in their proper order. Volumes 2 & 3 have no detached or loose pages. These are large and heavy tomes with extensive references and comments as well as expository notes by various old biblical scholars (such as Henry Cooke and John Brown). Inv. # 12198. This is an oversize set, international or priority orders will be charged additional shipping. Bain, Robert E. M. (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. First Edition. Volume I: x, [1 list of illustrations], 395 pp., engraved frontispiece, 4 plans of which 2 are folding, 3 engraved plates, 8 illustrations / Volume II: vi, [1 list of illustrations], 372 pp., 32 pp., of advertisements, 2 engraved plates, 1 large folding map coloured in outline, 12 illustrations, original blind stamped cloth, slightly rubbed & soiled, title gilt on spine, upper cover gilt, index, scattered foxing, endpapers soiled, small closed tear to folding map without any loss, marginal damp stain affecting first two leaves of volume 1. FIRST EDITION, a second edition with a revised title appeared in 1870. Josiah Leslie Porter 1823-1889, traveller and explorer. He lived in Damascus since 1849 for about ten years, as a missionary to the Jews by the board of missions of the Irish Presbyterian church. He travelled extensively through Syria, Palestine and Lebanon, acquiring excellent knowledge about the area. He published several books, and edited the famous Murray's Handbook for Travellers in Syria and Palestine ( 1858). This is a lively and very interesting account of Porter's life in Syria and his travels in the Holy Land. The plates are after his own drawings and from photographs taken by James Graham, and he also constructed the map, and the plan of Damascus. Bibliographic references: Blackmer 1333; Creswell 396; Rohricht 2407. #31823.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. Spines taped with brown tape and title neatly stamped on the spine cover. Free end pages replaced. Covers worn,; 4 volumes. Volume 1, Genesis - Joshua. Volume 2, Judges - Song of Solomon. Volume 3, Isaiah - Malachi. Volume 4, the New Testament.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Faded, soiled and worn black boards with gilt print on cover and along spine. Blind-stamped decoration to covers and spine. Extremities are rubbed, few small tears starting. Corners are bumped and rubbed, through the cloth at bottom. Gutters are split at rear endpapers and page prior to title, where there is a fold out map in great shape. Binding is otherwise solid throughout. Decorated endpapers. Interior is age-toned with some signs of foxing and the occasional spot of soiling, text and images remain clean and clear. Photographs by Prof. Robert E. M. Bain. Publishing copyright from 1896 by N.D. Thompson Publishing Co.…

Hardback. 371pp, 6 tinted plates, T. Nelson & Sons, London 1868. Very good copy in the original green decorated cloth.

Full Leather. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Volume one: Genesis-Joshua. Black cover chipped and scuffed with edgewear. Spine has gold gilt writing. PGs clean, tight and unmarked. Volume two: Judges-Song of Solomon. Black cover scuffed with edgewear. Spine has gold gilt writing. PGs clean tight and unmarked. Volume three: Isaiah to Malachi. Black cover and scuffed with edgewear. Spine has gold gilt writing. Pgs clean, tight and unmarked. Volume four: The New Testament. Black cover rubbed with edgwear. Spine has gold gilt writing. Pgs clean tight and browning. Book has a fold out map of the bible lands after the fep. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.…

Cloth. Condizione: Very Good. An early edition of an insightful travelogue on the historic Middle Eastern region, with beautifully engraved plates showing different ruins. An early edition of The Giant Cities of Bashan; and Syria's Holy Places, a travelogue on the historic Middle Eastern region, written by Irish missionary Josiah Leslie Porter. Published in 1867, first published in 1865. In the publisher's decorative original purple binding. Contains an engraved frontispiece of Bosrah, with all six other engraved plates. Collated complete. A region that is special to his heart for his missionary work there, Porter tells of the historic beauty of the sites across Syria, Lebanon and its surrounding regions, and the biblical stories associated with each. His popular travelogue is also significant for arguing that the ruins of Bashan were originally built before Hebrew settlement. In the publisher's decorative original purple binding. Externally, mostly smart, with slight fading to the spine, and bumping to the head and tail, and to the extremities. A couple of faint marks and slight fading to front joint. Brown end papers are mostly clean, with wear to end paper hinges, heavier to rear end paper hinge with loosening rear pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally clean with age toning and minor browning to leaf extremities. Very Good. Not Stated (illustratore). book. …

2. London, T. Nelson and Sons, 1881, in-8°, 18,5 x 13 cm, 371 pp + 6 sepia coloured plates (including the frontispiece), index. Bound in original green bevel edge cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. Binding with some soiling and mild traces of use, one quire slightly loose in binding, still a fine/good copy. (travel, Syria , Lebanon , bible , Holy Land ).…