Two Hundred Pictorial Illustrations of the Holy Bible, Consisting of Views in the Holy Land, Together With Many of the Remarkable Objects Mentioned in the Old and New Testament

New York: Robert Sears; J. S. Redfield, 1841. Sixth Edition, Revised and Corrected. Hardcover. Good- to very good condition. Octavo. 6 [1], 395pp. Original blue-green cloth with gilt lettering and vignette and on covers, gilt lettering and tooling on spine. Covers and spine with decorative, blind-stamped ruling. Yellow endpapers. Engraved first title page depicting the "Entrance to Petra.- Edom." Sacred historical events, copied from celebrated pictures, principally by the old masters: The landscape scenes made from original sketches, taken on the spot, with interesting letter-press descriptions, chiefly explanatory of the engravings, and of numerous passages connected with the history,geography, natural history, and antiquities of the sacred scriptures. Contains list of principal engravings and index at front. Profusely illustrated with full page and in-text engravings throughout. Six pages with "Notes and Recommendation of the Pictorial Illustrations of the Bible. Very light wear along edges of binding. Endpapers with some smudging. Light foxing throughout block and edges, not affecting images. Pages 325 through 336 printed to variant paper. (Inventory #: 55008)