Bidspirit auction | The Land and the Book

The Land and the Book - With Folding Map and Color Illustrations - 1872 - The Land and the Book, or Biblical Illustrations Drawn from the Manners and Customs, the Scenes and Scenery of the Holy Land. by: W. M. Thomson. London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1872. A best-selling book of its time, about a journey to Palestine, combining ethnographic descriptions and biblical commentary. Includes many illustrations of the Biblical Land of Israel - some in color plates - of landscapes, customs, animals, tools and people. With a large folding map of Palestine. English, 718 pp., 19X14 cm. The cover is torn and part of the spine is missing; the folding map has many tears and rust spots; the binding is loose from the inside; otherwise: the pages are in good condition with light wear.