UÉRIN (Victor) - The Holy Land. Son histoire - Ses sites - S - Lot 139

UÉRIN (Victor) - The Holy Land. Son histoire - Ses sites - Ses monuments - Paris ; E. Plon et Nourrit et Cie, 1884 - 1 large volume In-folio - Some very rare freckling - Engraved frontispiece title, title vignette, and numerous illustrations: 22 steel engravings out of text (including a double-page map of Jerusalem) and 288 wood engravings in text - Publisher's binding (signed A. Lenègre, plaque de Souze) burgundy half-chagrin - 1st plate richly decorated with 1 black and gold frame of oriental inspiration and the central arms of the Order of Malta on a cream background, repeated in gilding on the spine and 2nd plate - Spine ribbed, richly gilded and titled in gold - Gilt edges - USURES