paperback. Condition: Very Good. Used - Very Good.
Published by London: London: Richard Bentley, 1846
Seller: Forest Books, ABA-ILAB, Grantham, LINCS, United Kingdom
First Edition
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Add to basketFirst English edition, 12mo (205 x 125 mm), vii, [1], 284pp., engraved frontispiece partly water-stained, orig. embossed cloth, gilt lettering on spine, slightly rubbed.
Three original watercolours showing traditional Arab sailing vessels off the coast with native fishermen, common in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean region. Signed by SCHLIEN. One plate is dated 1886. Seize ca. 24 x 19 cm and 2 others ca. 31 x 23,5 cm. - Decorative views.