The Holy Land. David Roberts. 1855-1856, London. Travelogue, First Edition, Magnificent Copy

The Holy Land. David Roberts. 1855-1856, London. Travelogue, First Edition, Magnificent Copy

The Holy Land. David Roberts. Travelogue by the renowned British artist David Roberts. With hundreds of paintings. Six parts in three volumes. London, 1855-1856. Day & Son. First edition. One volume was added from a different set.

Specifications: 250 plates. 30 cm. Thick, quality paper. Brown-black and white lithograph photographs.

Painted dedication on parchment preceding the title page. Lithograph photograph portrait of the author on the title page of the first volume. Impressive work in its beauty.

As is well known, Roberts' original pictures were printed by lithograph, and intentionally destroyed in 1853 to negate any possibility of this edition being reproduced in its original form. Before us is the first edition of the reduced format of this exceptional book, considered one of the most important and magnificent printed works of the 19th century.

The plates are printed here as a photographed reproduction of the original lithographs in a reduced size.

David Roberts (1796-1864) was a Scottish painter. He was the first British painter who made and independent journey to the Land of Israel, in 1838-1839, an he documented the journey in writing and painting.

Condition: Fine. Aging stains. Gilt page cuts. Taped reinforcements on some leaves to the binding. Original red leather bindings.