Jerusalem

1842 — TWO VOLUMES BOUND TOGETHER of the beautifully illustrated comprehensive history of Jerusalem from biblical era to mid-19th century with many b&w woodcuts. The author - Jean Joseph François Poujoulat (1808-1880), was an eminent French historian and journalist, author of 'Bibliothèque des Croisades', 'Correspondence d'Orient' and 'Nouvelle collection des mémoires pour servir à l'histoire de France depuis le XIIIe siècle jusqu'à la fin du XVIIIe' (all co-authored with Joseph François Michaud, with whom he traveled through European and Asiatic Turkey in the study of the scenes of the Crusades), as well as 'Histoire de St.Augustin'. 215x145mm. 304+460 pages. Quarter-leather brown Hardcover with gilt spine. Cover and spine heavily rubbed. Cover damp-stained. Cover corners bumped and tattered/peeling. Cover edges somewhat peeling. Spine front hinge bottom part peeling. Small sticker with advertisement for the book on front endpaper upper corner/edge. Binding visible on inner cover. Ink inscription on front whitepage upper part. Violet pencil inscription on first title-page upper edge. Some plates and several pages detached from binding (but present!). Some pages age-stained. Pages yellowing and wavy. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare 19th-century fascinating combination of a religio-philosophical study and a comprehensive history of Jerusalem is in good condition.