Notes of a Tour Through Turkey, Greece, Egypt, and Arabia Petræa, to the Holy Land; Including a Visit to Athens, Sparta, Delphi, Cairo, Thebes, Mount Sinai, Petra &c. / by E. Joy Morris, an American traveller

Morris, E. Joy. Notes of a Tour Through Turkey, Greece, Egypt, and Arabia Petræa, to the Holy Land; Including a Visit to Athens, Sparta, Delphi, Cairo, Thebes, Mount Sinai, Petra &c. / by E. Joy Morris, an American traveller. Aberdeen; George Clark and Son, 1847. Hardback, Good. Black cloth, bumped to corners with some light dmage to the head of the spine at the back hinge, and numerous small marks. Blind embossed decoration to front and back, gilt lettering and decoration to spine. Binding strong. 1857 gift inscription to ffep. xii, 312pp. Contents clean and bright. Small hole in the front edge of p. ix. Untrimmed edges, dust-stained. Edward Joy Morris (July 16, 1815 December 31, 1881) was an American politician and diplomat. He served as a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district from 1843 to 1845 and as a Republican member for Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district from 1857 to 1861. He wrote several books on his travels including this one. He was fluent in French, German and Italian and translated several books from German including Alfred De Besse's The Turkish Empire, Social and Political (1854). RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing.…