UNCOMMON EDITION OF A WORK ON THE TESTIMONIES OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, WITH PLENTY OF GEOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL INFORMATION ABOUT PLACES IN THE HOLY LAND

EDITION NOT RECORDED IN ICCU

TWO COPIES IN USA

Keith, Alexander. Evidence of the truth of the christian religion, derived from the literal fulfillment of prophecy; particularly as illustrated by the history of the Jews, and by the discoveries of recent travellers. By Alexander Keith, D.D. Minister of St. Cyrus, Kincardineshire, author of signs of the times. Edimburgh: William Whyte & Co., 1837.

in-8° (180x110 mm); leg. coeva in pieno marocchino, dorso a nervi con filetti e titoli in oro su tassello, tagli dorati (abrasione alla pelle del piatto ant.); pp. XXIII, 412; 19 tavole incise fuori testo tra cui 2 piante ripiegate di Petra, una grande veduta del Monte Hor e altre 12 belle vedute di Petra, Nimrood, Babylon, ecc..

Ed. n. 15 di questa opera sulle testimonianze della religione cristiana che, oltre ad avere un intento religioso, costituisce una vasta fonte di notizie storiche e geografiche sui luoghi di Terra Santa.

Alexander Keith (1791–1880) was a Church of Scotland minister (from 1816 to 1840 he was minister of the parish of St. Cyrus), but he is probably best remembered for his book, Evidence of the Truth of the Christian Religion Derived from the Literal Fulfillment of Prophecy, which has gone through numerous revisions and many editions. It is still in print in a 2005 edition from Kessinger Publishing.

References: Edizione non censita da ICCU, che riporta invece la 12ma ed. (IT\ICCU\PAR\0836208). OCLC, 43638024 (2 copies in USA and 1 copy in Canada).

Qualche lieve fioritura, ma bell'esemplare in buone condizioni generali.
Some light foxing; overall, copy in good condition.