8vo. Volume I: xii, 361 pp., / Volume II: iv, 377 pp., lithographed frontispieces, contemporary half-calf with marbled boards, rubbed round edges, occasional foxing, previous owner’s inscriptions verso front cover, otherwise set in good condition, Henry Colburn, London, second edition, 1838.

Synopsis

The first edition appeared earlier the same year. Lindsay was the great book collector and traveller. This work is dedicated to John Farren, formerly Consul-General in Syria. It consists of a series of letters addressed to various members of Lindsay’s family. The journey covers Egypt, Palestine, Syria and Lebanon.
Bibliographic references: Blackmer 1019; Tobler, p. 159.