Souvenirs d'Orient. Anecdotes de voyage - Moeurs, coutumes - Légendes etc. Détails nouveaux sur Malte, le Liban, la Syrie & l'Egypte, avec un grand nombre de dessins inédits, et les plans des principaux sanctuaires de Terre-Sainte.
Metz: Périsse Frères, Paris & Lyon, Jules Veronnais, 1856(but 1855). Stock ID #176122 Published at the height of great interest in the Middle East and the Holy Land with fine illustrations after original drawings by Gentil including a series on the Way of the Cross and floorplans of three sites sacred for Christians (the publisher no doubt with a keen eye for a Catholic audience): the underground church in the valley of Jehoshaphat, containing the tomb of the Virgin; the Church of Bethlehem with its underground chapels; and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Gentil a 'Chevalier de Saint-Sepulchre' recounts his pilgrimage in two parts, the first: from Lyon to Jerusalem via Malta, Lebanon and the Syrian coast; the second from Eygpt and subsequent return to France. When referring to this item please quote stockid 176122.
Two parts in one volume, title page, 580 pages, 24 x 15.5 cm, numerous full-page and text illustrations after drawings by Gentil, three floor-plans bound in at the end: one double-page, one folding; contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards, foot of the spine rubbed with small loss, boards a little scuffed, occasional text spotting, a few leaves stained, but in very good sound condition.
Now rare on the market, this is the first edition with a re-issued title page and the publisher's pastedown with updated details and date.
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Price: $1,950.00 AU