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Rare 1894 hardcover edition of The Photographs of the Holy Land, published by Globe Bible Publishing Co. of Philadelphia. This oversized religious and historical work serves as a visual handbook to Biblical lands and sacred history, featuring photographic panoramas and scenes connected to Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Sinai, Damascus, the Jordan, and other locations significant to Biblical history. The book includes extensive black-and-white photographic plates presented in panoramic fold-out format, offering a remarkable late 19th-century visual tour of Palestine and the Holy Land.
The decorative hardcover binding features striking gilt lettering and embossed floral designs on dark cloth boards. An early gift inscription dated Christmas 1908 is present on the front endpaper, adding period character and provenance. Interior fold-out photographic panoramas remain impressive and visually engaging. Condition is good vintage overall with visible rubbing, edge wear, corner wear, surface marks, and age-related handling wear to the cloth boards. Gilt decoration remains attractive. Interior pages show age toning. The fold-out photographic sections show handling wear from use and age but remain intact and display well. Binding remains solid.
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