Uncle Joseph's Pretty Stories About the Camel.
Rare and modern books
[Camels].
New York, J. Q. Preble, [ca. 1840s].,
Uncle Joseph's Pretty Stories About the Camel.
Rare and modern books
[Camels].
New York, J. Q. Preble, [ca. 1840s].,
850.00 €
(Wien,
Austria)
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Details
- Author
- [Camels].
- Publishers
- New York, J. Q. Preble, [ca. 1840s].
- Keyword
- Middle East, incl. Arabian Gulf: History, Travels, Falconry and Horses
- Languages
- English
Description
Large 8vo. 8 ff. (including original illustrated wrappers; 6 leaves printed on one side only). With 8 hand-coloured woodcut illustrations and a woodcut cover illustration. Sewn with cloth spine. Scarce children's book about the various types of camels, their habits and uses, issued within the series of "Uncle Joseph's Pretty Stories". Includes pictures of a Bedouin camp, a desert caravan, the Holy Camel bearing the Qur'an on the pilgrimage to Mecca, a camel fight, and a two-humped camel exhibited on the streets of London. - Numerous repaired tears, some chipping to wrappers with slight loss to title. Rare; OCLC lists a single holding library (University of Chicago). - OCLC 41203190.
