BLISS, F. J. Narrative of an Expedition to Moab and Gilead in March, 1895. ~~London Palestine Exploration Fund,~i~ July, 1895.
8vo. Original illustrated wrappers; pp. 203-234, highly illustrated after photographs and drawings; contained in one issue of the fund's Quartely Statement; near-fine.
This is still an early exploration by Westerners of the mountainous land east of the Dead Sea and river Jordan, on the ancient trade route connecting Egypt with Mesopotamia, Syria, and Anatolia.
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