1846 RARE 1ed Songs of HOLY LAND Maxwell Israel Palestine Bible LIMITED ed to 40

1846 RARE 1^ed Songs of HOLY LAND Maxwell Israel Palestine Bible LIMITED ed to 40

William Stirling Maxwell was a 19^th-century Scottish historian known for his annals on the lives of Spanish artists, Charles V, and even Napoleon. It was, however, his collection of Middle Eastern poems that have set him apart from other such historians. ‘Songs of the Holy Land’ is a collection of verse poetry on various topics from Palestine and Israel including:

• Isaac and his wives
• Jael and the Battle of Mount Tabor
• Jephthah
• Rizpah the concubine of Saul
• King Shallum, 8^th-century BC king of Israel
• The dry bones in the story of Ezekiel
• Apocryphal figure of Judith

Note the beautiful red Moroccan leather binding as well as the bookplate of the author himself!

Item number: #24858

Price: $499

MAXWELL, William Stirling

Songs of the Holy Land

Edinburgh: Printed by T. Constable, 1846. Limited edition of only 40 examples!

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • [2], 70
  • Each page with a red border around the text
• Provenance: Author’s Armorial Bookplate – William Stirling
  • Motto: GANG FORWARD
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~8.25in X 5.75in (20.5cm x 14.5cm)

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