A collection of four rare XIX Century antique books, Picturesque Palestine Sinai And Egypt Edited By Sir Charles Wilson, Assisted by The Most Eminent Palestine Explorers with Numerous Engravings On Steel And Wood in four volumes. Volumes one, two, three and four. Published by London J S Virtue And Company, Limited, 1881. Language: English. Leather hard cover with gilding and an embossed foliage pattern. Account of the history, geography and archeology of nations in the eastern Mediterranean, with observations on Christian, Jewish and Muslim culture. The engravings on steel and wood are from original drawings by Harry Fenn and J. D. Woodward. Major General Sir Charles William Wilson, KCB, KCMG, FRS, 1836 to 1905, was a British Army officer, geographer and archaeologist. Antique American USA Books, Historical, Autobiographical, Travel Books for Collectors.