Picturesque Palestine – Comprehensive Study of Palestine – London, 1880-1884 – Engravings

Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt, edited by Charles W. Wilson. London: J.S. Virtue and Co. [ca. 1880-1884]. Four volumes. English.
Detailed and comprehensive guidebook to Palestine, written by a number of expert scholars. Detailed engravings on each page showing the area's landscapes, its residents' ethnic attire, their customs and more, as well as 42 engraved plates (including the title page engravings) and two large colored maps (map of Palestine and a map of Sinai and Egypt).
Volume 1: X, 240 pages + [10] plates. Volume 2: VI, 240 pages + [12] plates. Volume 3: VI, 240, [4] pages + [11] plates and [1] map (double-plate). Volume 4: VI, 236, [4] pages + [9] plates and [1] map (double-plate), 32 cm. Gilt edges. Good-fair condition. Stains, creases and defects. Wear and tears to the edges of some plates (tears on one plate reinforced with adhesive tape). Ex-library copies (many ink-stamps in all volumes and several ink inscriptions. Stickers and paper labels to endpapers. Stickers and handwritten inscriptions on spines). Original bindings, with defects, small tears and rubbing (primarily to corners, spines and margins).