[Signed] [First Edition] On the Desert: With a Brief...

First edition. Handwritten signed letter from the author on The New-York Evangelist letterhead laid in, which reads: "February 25th 1891, My dear ****, See what a careless creature I am, to have directed the enclosed as I did. It has just come back to me. It will at least show you that I was not un-mindful of you at the time your communication was received. Yours very truly, Henry M. Field." Boards lightly rubbed, notecard laid in. 1883 Hard Cover. 330 pp. Original green cloth, gilt titles, black and gold rules, top edge gilt, dark brown endpapers. Includes fold-out map. by the American clergyman and editor of The Evangelist, a Presbyterian periodical. This is one of many popular works based on his extensive world travels. Contents include: I. Egypt In the Spring of 1882 II. England in Egypt III. The First Day on the Desert IV. Marah, Elim and the Camp by the Red Sea V. Our Bedaween Companions VI. A Sabbath in the Wilderness VIII. Coming to The Foot of Sinai IX. On the Top of Mount Sinai X. The Hebrew Commonwealth Founded on Religion XI. Theocracy and Democracy XII. The Criminal Law - Was It Written in Blood' XIII. Life in a Convent XIV. Leaving Sinai. Passing through the Mountains XV. The Great and Terrible Wilderness XVI. Nukhl - On the Route of Pilgrims to Mecca XVII. The Old Sheikh. Illness on the Desert XVIII. Perils Among Robbers XIX. Returning to Civilization XX. The Moslems of Gaza - A Brave Missionary XXI. Through the Hill Country to Bethlehem XXII. Around the Place Where Christ Was Born XXIII. The Dead Sea and the Jordan. Jericho XXIV. Going Up to Jerusalem.

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