Antiquities of the Orient Unveiled: Containing a Concise Description of the Ruins of King Solomon's Cities, Together with Those of Forty of the Most Ancient and Renowned Cities of the East, Including Babylon, Nineveh, Damascus, and Shushan

New York: Redding & Co, 1872. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. According to the author: "The aim of this work is to comprise in a convenient compass the result of all the important explorations and excavations made in the East - especially among the ruins of King Solomon's cities. To this end, this work has been made strictly descriptive and historical; but containing only enough of history to render the subject intelligible. By this plan a description of the ruins, as now seen of forty of the most famous cities of antiquity is given in the space of this volume; so that while it does not profess to be exhaustive, yet it contains an amount of highly interesteing and important information, that cannot otherwise be gained except by an examination of the works of many authors, and at a great expense in time and money" (preface).

Bound in full brown leather covered boards with red and gilt title label to spine. Repair to leather on spine with large crack to leather visible. Two inch closed tear to leather on front joint. Heavy wear and chipping to spine ends. Wear to edges of boards and corners. Rubbing to boards and spine. Embellished with three beautiful lithographs, sixty full-page engravings, and folding map. Tape repairs to creases of map (tape appears to be archival mending tape). Some folding plates have creases to corners. Ownership signature in pencil dated 1872 to front free endpaper. Marbled endpapers and full marbled edges. Occasional smudge marks and spots of soiling to interior, but clean overall. 381 pages plus 3 pages of ads. ARCHAE/061925.