Travel
CHURCHILL, Charles Henry.
Mount Lebanon; a ten years' residence from 1842-52 describing the manners, customs, and religion of its inhabitants with a full & correct account of the Druse religion and containing historical records of the mountain tribes from personal intercourse with their chiefs and other authentic sources. [with] The Druzes and the Maronites under the Turkish Rule from 1840 to 1860.
Saunders and Otley [vol. iv. Quaritch], London 1853-62. Third edition vols. i-iii, first edition vol. iv, 4 volumes, 8vo., large folding map (short tears), 6 lithographed plates, original blue cloth gilt, blank outer corner page 185 vol. iv torn away not affecting text, occasional light spotting, corners bumped, a very good set.
An important work, rare. - Blackmer. The work is not an account of Churchill's stay in the Lebanon but an amalgamation of information, partly based on a Maronite chronology. The fourth volume was written after the Syrian massacres of 1860 and provides an analysis of the relations between Druzes, Maronites, and Turks. This final volume was produced in an edition of only 250 copies, uniform with the preceding 3 volumes and with an index at the end for all 4 volumes. Blackmer 353 & 354; Atabey 247 (without 4th volume).
Price: £ 2500
US Dollar Price: $ 3770
Stock Number: 76419