From Damascus to Palmyra
A & C Black, 1908.
First edition, second issue. 8vo. White pictorial buckram, gilt lettering to the spine and top edge gilt. Inscribed by the author to the half title. Eighty six plates, comprised of both reproductions of watercolours by Margaret Thomas and photographs by the author and Dr. Mackenzie. Colour plates have captioned tissue guards. At the rear of the volume is a folding map. A very good copy, joints cracked, embossed with school crest to rear board.
The text for this book "arose out of a journey memorable for its delightfulness, both of incidents and companions. Much of the text and illustration is focused on Palmyra, but includes vivid descriptions and paintings of Beirut, Baalbek and Damascus. "One of 3000 copies, originally published at a price of 20/-.
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