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Damascus and Palmyra: a journey to the East. With a sketch of the state and prospects of Syria, under Ibrahim Pasha. By Charles G. Addison
- Title
- Damascus and Palmyra: a journey to the East. With a sketch of the state and prospects of Syria, under Ibrahim Pasha. By Charles G. Addison
- Publication
- London, R. Bentley, 1838.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.
- Description
- 2 v. col. illus.; 24 cm.
- Subjects
- Note
- For variations see: Van Duzer: A Thackeray library, 47 /
- "The fondness of a Turk for his pipe is quite a passion ...": vol. 1, p. 160. "Pipe bazaar" in Constantinople: vol. 1, p. 197. "The nargilla, the favorite smoking apparatus of the Damascenes ...": vol. 2, p. 383-384. Numerous other references to tobacco. Front. to vol. 2 includes self-portrait of Thackeray smoking.
- With 10 hand-colored lithographs by Madeley, after W. M. Thackeray. This copy includes plate 7, "Sherbet seller," instead of 8, "The Bedouin sheikh," in vol. 2.
- In the original green cloth.
- Provenance: J. C. Dawkins (autograph); W. G. Dawkins (bookplate).
- Call Number
- Arents S 1044
- OCLC
- 4604798
- NYPG764209904-B
- Title
- Damascus and Palmyra: a journey to the East. With a sketch of the state and prospects of Syria, under Ibrahim Pasha. By Charles G. Addison
- Imprint
- London, R. Bentley, 1838.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.
- Research Call Number
- Arents S 1044