My Dear Father: My first duty, as it is my highest pleasure, is to comply with your command to write you as soon as I should arrive at Jerusalem, and this letter, while it conveys intelligence of my arrival, will confirm to you my filial obedience. My journey hither occupied many days. When we traveled in sight of the sea, which we did for three days, I enjoyed the majesty of the prospect, it seemed so like the sky stretched out upon the earth. I also had the good fortune to see several ships, which the Rabbi informed me ...
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My Dear Father: My first duty, as it is my highest pleasure, is to comply with your command to write you as soon as I should arrive at Jerusalem, and this letter, while it conveys intelligence of my arrival, will confirm to you my filial obedience. My journey hither occupied many days. When we traveled in sight of the sea, which we did for three days, I enjoyed the majesty of the prospect, it seemed so like the sky stretched out upon the earth. I also had the good fortune to see several ships, which the Rabbi informed me were Roman galleys, bound some to Sidon, and others into the Nile; and after one of these latter, as it was going to you, I sent a prayer and a wish. Just as we were leaving the sea-shore to turn off into the desert, I saw a wrecked vessel. It looked so helpless and bulky, with its huge black body all out of the water, that it seemed to me like a great sea-monster, stranded and dying; and I felt like pitying it. How terrible a tempest must be upon the sea! I was in hopes to have seen a Leviathan, but was not gratified in the wish. The good Rabbi, who seemed to know all about these things, told me that they seldom appear now in the Middle Sea, but are seen beyond the pillar of Hercules at the world's end.
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Very good. Ex library copy. A hardback volume in Good condition, attractive blind-stamp decoration to front board, rear board a little discoloured, interior clean and quite bright. No dustjacket, believed as issued. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (the pictures you see on Alibris are NOT our own).
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Good. Tight binding. Flat, unmarked pages. Blue boards lightly scuffed, spine faded. No DJ. Your purchase benefits world-wide relief efforts of Mennonite Central Committee.
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Good. Caldwell Pub. circa 1890, Good, No date, small hardcover, green cloth spine with gilt worn away, faux panel boards with color paste-on illustration of man in boat, 'Alcazar Series' under illustration, rubbing and light cracking at edges, short inscription and ownership stamp on endpaper, page 400 has lat inch torn away and missing.
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Very good. No dust jacket. volume shows age but is complete, clean, and tight; gift inscription on blank endpage. 520 p. front., pl. 16 cm. Photo taken for this listing.
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Good. No Jacket. Size: 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall; Preface states this is New Edition Binding is red with the full title and the crown emblem of the publisher embossed on the spine in gold the shortened title House of David is embossed in gold on the front cover above some black embossed daisies Size: 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall.
