London, MacMillan and Co. [..], 1910, [2],XIV,279,[1] pp. With col. frontisp., 3 col. plates & num. (full-p.) ills. 8vo (ca. 22 x 14,5 cm.), orig. dec. gilt(-lettered) cloth with orig. dust-wr. – NEWMAN, J.P. The Thrones and Palaces of Babylon and Nineveh from Sea to Sea. A Thousand Miles on Horseback [..]. New York, Harper & Brothers [..], 1876, 455,[1 blank],[12 advert.] pp. With wood-engr. frontisp., 1 double-p. map & num. wood-engr. (full-p.) ills. Large 8vo (ca. 23 x 15 cm.), orig. dec. gilt(-lettered) cloth. – And 2 others. (4x) ¶ Ad 1: First edition by the British Brigadier-General Percy Molesworth Sykes (1867-1945). With loosely inserted leaflet “With the Author’s Compliments”. – In fine condition with the rare original dust-wrappers (partly browned). ¶ Ad 2: First edition of a travel-report by the American bishop of the Methodist Church John Philip Newman (1826-1899). With signed dedication by “M[is]s Newman” [=Angeline Ensign, wife of the author] in black ink on verso frontisp. – Binding sl. rubbed/ worn along extremities. Occ. sl. foxed/ browned, but nevertheless in good condition.
London, MacMillan and Co. [..], 1910, [2],XIV,279,[1] pp. With col. frontisp., 3 col. plates & num. (full-p.) ills. 8vo (ca. 22 x 14,5 cm.), orig. dec. gilt(-lettered) cloth with orig. dust-wr. – NEWMAN, J.P. The Thrones and Palaces of Babylon and Nineveh from Sea to Sea. A Thousand Miles on Horseback [..]. New York, Harper & Brothers [..], 1876, 455,[1 blank],[12 advert.] pp. With wood-engr. frontisp., 1 double-p. map & num. wood-engr. (full-p.) ills. Large 8vo (ca. 23 x 15 cm.), orig. dec. gilt(-lettered) cloth. – And 2 others. (4x) ¶ Ad 1: First edition by the British Brigadier-General Percy Molesworth Sykes (1867-1945). With loosely inserted leaflet “With the Author’s Compliments”. – In fine condition with the rare original dust-wrappers (partly browned). ¶ Ad 2: First edition of a travel-report by the American bishop of the Methodist Church John Philip Newman (1826-1899). With signed dedication by “M[is]s Newman” [=Angeline Ensign, wife of the author] in black ink on verso frontisp. – Binding sl. rubbed/ worn along extremities. Occ. sl. foxed/ browned, but nevertheless in good condition.
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