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Palmer, Edward Henry
Estimate
500 - 700 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- The Desert of the Exodus: journeys on foot in the wilderness of the forty years' wanderings, undertaken in connexion with the Ordnance Survey of Sinai and the Palestine Exploration Fund. Cambridge: Deighton, Bell, and Co., 1871
- paper
FIRST EDITION, 2 volumes, 8vo (222 x 138mm.), half-titles, 5 folding maps (2 coloured), 16 lithographed plates (one hand coloured, 13 tinted), illustrations in text, original green cloth gilt, one map torn
Provenance
Charles Acton, bookplate in vol.2
Literature
Blackmer 1238
Condition
one map torn
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The author was chosen to accompany Sir Charles Wilson and others in their survey of Sinai for the Palestine Exploration Fund in 1869. Later that year, he accompanied C.F. Tyrwhitt Drake on the six hundred mile journey from Sinai to Jerusalem. Travelling on foot and without escort, they explored for the first time the desert of the Wanderings (Tih) and many unknown parts of Edom and Moab. From Jerusalem, Palmer and Drake went on to the Lebanon and Damascus (where they met Burton), eventually returning via Constantinople and Vienna. A talented linguist, Palmer established firm friendships with various Arab sheiks (by whom he became known as 'Abdallah Effendi') and exercised much influence on the Bedouin, who later murdered him.