Lynch, W.F. Narrative of the United States’ Expedition to the River Jordan and the Dead Sea

AUCTION 40 | Thursday, June 26th, 2008 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Graphic & Ceremonial Art

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Lynch, W.F. Narrative of the United States’ Expedition to the River Jordan and the Dead Sea

Revised Edition. Fold-out maps and plates pp. 20, 13-509. Foxed and waterstained. Original gilt-stamped boards, worn. 4to Rosenbach 653; Blackmer 1043; Tobler p.176

Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard 1849

Est: $600 - $900

Entertaining travelogue of the Holy Land, with a stop along the way in Smyrna. The writer describes the dress and demeanor of the various inhabitants: Christians, Jews and Muslims. Detailed maps of the topography with a focus on the Dead Sea region. The scientific survey was undertaken at the behest of the United States Navy