John Ashworth — Walks in Canaan

Manchester, Tubbs and Brook, [1869]. Cloth. An early edition of John Ashworth's travel book exploring the country of Palestine. In this volume, John Ashworth narrates of his travels through Palestine, as he explores Alexandria, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and more, giving an account of his adventures and explorations. 'Canaan' is referred to in the Bible, corresponding to the Levant particularly to the Southern Levant, which provide the main setting for the narrative of the Bible, being Phoenicia, Philistia, and the Land of Israel among others. Dated from Copac [1869]Illustrated with seven full page plates. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally smart with some shelf wear and a minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. With some damp marking to the front board. Lacking the free endpapers. Internally, firmly bound, with the hinges slightly loose only to the frontispiece and to the odd leaf. With a minor faint scattered spotting to the very occasional leaf, although the pages are generally clean throughout, with some chipping and damp marking to the rear leaves and rear pastedown. Complete with seven full page plates. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .