2010 Folio Society Reprint of Roberts’ The Holy Land / Egypt and Nubia

393, Lot: 413. Estimate $1000. Sold for $600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Roberts, David. THE HOLY LAND / EGYPT AND NUBIA. (London: Folio Society, 2010 special reprints of the 1849 originals). This edition is limited to 1,000 copies, numbered by hand. Bound in the original burgundy canvas and blocked with designs by Neil Gower. Gilded top edges, ribbon marker. At 20" x 13¾" it is one of the largest reprints ever produced. A set in 2 volumes: Vol. I–The Holy Land: Syria, Idumea and Arabia, 296 pages, including 123 plates, portrait of Roberts and map; Vol. II–Egypt and Nubi, 272 pages, including 124 plates and map. New condition, still in original shipping cartons, A beautifully produced set of the work of this important Orientalist painter.