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The McGill Library Rare Books and Special Collections began collecting rare materials in the 1850s, and through gift and purchase the holdings now constitute rich and highly diverse research collections. The humanities and social sciences and in particular art and architecture, Canadiana, history, literature, the history of ideas (philosophy and religion), travel and exploration, and the history of the book form the core of the collection. More information can be found on the library’s website h...



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by Qazwīnī, Zakarīyā ibn Muḥammad, approximately 1203-1283, author
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606 pages : illustrations ; 29 x 19 cm.
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Topics: Manuscripts, Persian -- Québec (Province) -- Montréal., Illumination of books and manuscripts,...
McGill University Library
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xiii, 126 p., 1 l. 28 pl. (incl. front., ports.) 20 cm.
Topics: Women automobile drivers., Women automobile drivers -- History., McGill University Library...
McGill University Library
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xvi, 768 pages, [34] leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations (some color), 4 color portraits, 4 maps ; 28 cm
Topics: Franklin, John, -- 1786-1847 -- Travel -- Arctic regions., Arctic regions -- Discovery and...
McGill University Library
by Qazwīnī, Zakarīyā ibn Muḥammad, approximately 1203-1283, author
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8, 584 pages : illustrations ; 32 x 22 cm.
Topics: Cosmography -- Early works to 1800., Geography, Arab -- Early works to 1800., Zoology --...
2 volumes (xcvi, 578 pages) : xlii plates (some folded ; including frontispieces, maps, facsimiles), 2 folded maps (in pockets) ; 23 cm.
Topics: East Asia -- Description and travel., Pilot guides -- East Asia., McGill University Library...
McGill University Library
by Standard Brands Limited; University of Waterloo. Library. Women's Studies Collection. CaOWtU
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48 pages ; 21 cm
Topics: Baking -- Canada., Desserts., Cooking, Canadian., Baking powder., McGill University Library...
McGill University Library
by Glover, Robert, 1544-1588
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xix, 734 pages illustrations, facsimile, genealogical tables 26 cm
Topics: Visitations, Heraldic -- England -- Yorkshire., Yorkshire (England) -- Genealogy., Heraldry --...
McGill University Library
by Borden Company
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31 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Topics: Cooking, American., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Cookbook Collection, Cooking,...
McGill University Library
by Martin, Rita; Robin Hood Flour Mills
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136 pages illustrations
Topics: Cooking., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Cookbook Collection, Cooking
McGill University Library
by Crane, Walter, 1845-1915; Evans, Edmund, 1826-1905; Martin, Sarah Catherine, 1768-1826. Old Mother Hubbard; Crane, Walter, 1845-1915. Absurd ABC
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4 volumes in 1 (8; 8; 8; [8]) leaves : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Topics: Nursery rhymes., Illustrated children's books., Fairy tales., Cats -- Juvenile poetry., Dogs --...
144 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates (double sided) : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm
Topics: Baking., Bread., Pastry., Cooking, Canadian., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Baking,...
McGill University Library
by Moore, Mary; Fry-Cadbury Ltd
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23 pages : illustrations
Topics: Cooking, Canadian., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Cookbook Collection, Cooking,...
40 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm
Topics: Baking -- Canada., Cooking, Canadian., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Cookbook...
McGill University Library
by Canada Starch Company
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128 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Topics: Cooking, Canadian., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Cookbook Collection, Cooking,...
McGill University Library
by Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, 1194-1250, author
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cx, 637 pages : illustrations (some color), plates ; 29 cm
Topics: Falconry -- Early works to 1800., Falconry -- Bibliography., McGill University Library Digitized...
McGill University Library
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1 map on 6 sheets : color ; 87 x 191 cm
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Topics: World maps -- Early works to 1800 -- Facsimiles., McGill University Library Digitized Title,...
McGill University Library
by Standard Brands Limited
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50 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm
Topics: Bread., Cake., Cooking., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Cookbook Collection, Bread,...
McGill University Library
by Allemagne, Henry René d', 1863-1950
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2 volumes : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, portraits, plans ; 33 cm
Topics: Cards -- History., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Saul Shapiro Collection of...
McGill University Library
by Morrisey, Louise Lane; Sweeney, Marion Lane, author; Club of Odd Volumes
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x, 215 pages 21 cm
Topics: Cooking, American., Gastronomy., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Cooking, American,...
McGill University Library
by Kraus Reprint,
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Vol. 15, no. 5-6, May-July, 1935, not published
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Topics: Germany -- Intellectual life -- Periodicals., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Der...
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by Nieuhof, Johannes, 1618-1672; Goyer, Pieter de; Keizer, Jacob de; Ogilby, John, 1600-1676, translator; Schall von Bell, Johann Adam, 1592?-1666; Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680. China monumentis ... illustrata; Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie
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327 (i.e. 307), 18, 106 pages illustrations 40 cm
Topics: China -- Description and travel., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Travel
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by Straet, Jan van der, 1523-1605
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[34] pages, 42, 42 leaves of plates : illustrations, facsimiles ; 50 cm
Topics: Straet, Jan van der, -- 1523-1605., Dante Alighieri, -- 1265-1321 -- Illustrations., McGill...
[468] pages : illustrations ; 31 cm
Topics: Courtly love., Dreams., Latin literature, Medieval and modern -- Early works to 1800., Romances,...
[20], 467, [1] pages : illustrations ; 30 cm (fol.)
Topics: Murder -- Early works to 1800., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Murder
McGill University Library
by Martin, Rita
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164 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 23 cm
Topics: McGill University Library Digitized Title, Cookbook Collection
McGill University Library
by Kraus Reprint,
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Vol. 15, no. 5-6, May-July, 1935, not published
Topics: Germany -- Intellectual life -- Periodicals., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Der...
[620] pages : illustrations (woodcuts) ; 35 cm. (Folio)
Topics: Dante Alighieri, -- 1265-1321. -- Divina commedia., Italian poetry -- To 1400., Epic poetry,...
McGill University Library
by Borden Company
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 17 cm
Topics: Cooking (Evaporated milk), McGill University Library Digitized Title, Cookbook Collection
McGill University Library
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4 volumes tables (some folded) 28 cm
Topics: Cuba -- Dictionaries., Cuba -- Gazetteers., Cuba -- Biography -- Dictionaries., McGill University...
[12], 105, [1] p. ; 4to.
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Topics: Jews -- England -- Early works to 1800., Judaism -- Controversial literature -- Early works to...
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by al-Kātib al-Baghdādī, Ibrāhīm b. 'Abd al-Jabbār, active 15th century, author
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14 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 38 x 26 cm
Topics: Natural history -- Pre-Linnean works., Encyclopedias and dictionaries -- To 1600., Encyclopedias...
McGill University Library
by Kraus Reprint,
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Vol. 15, no. 5-6, May-July, 1935, not published
Topics: Germany -- Intellectual life -- Periodicals., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Der...
[16], 237, [11] pages, [26] leaves of plates (4 folded) : illustrations, maps ; 32 cm
Topics: China -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800., China -- Social life and customs -- Early...
McGill University Library
by Savage, William, 1770-1843; Rogers, Bruce, 1870-1957, former owner. DLC; Frederic W. Goudy Collection (Library of Congress) DLC; Pforzheimer Bruce Rogers Collection (Library of Congress) DLC; Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress) DLC
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vi, 118 p., [49] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Topics: Engraving -- Printing -- Specimens., Color printing -- Specimens., Printing -- Specimens., McGill...
McGill University Library
by Clouzot, Henri, 1865-1941
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2 preliminary leaves, x, 272 pages, 2 leaves illustrations (including facsimiles) color mounted plates, color mounted portrait 32 x 26 cm
Topics: Wallpaper -- France -- History., Wallpaper, McGill University Library Digitized Title,...
McGill University Library
by Hoffmann, Professor, 1839-1919
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xi, 457 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Topics: Magic tricks., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Magic tricks
132 pages, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations ; 16 cm (12mo)
Topics: Cooking, English -- Early works to 1800., Home economics -- England -- Early works to 1800., CHR...
McGill University Library
by The Edinburgh almanack, or, Universal Scots and Imperial register, for 1820 : being leap year ; containing a correct calendar, on an improved scheme.
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Almanacs, English -- Scotland.
Topics: McGill University Library Digitized Title, Sovereigns and States of Europe -- Peerage of Great...
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by Kraus Reprint,
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Vol. 15, no. 5-6, May-July, 1935, not published
Topics: Germany -- Intellectual life -- Periodicals., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Der...
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by Allemagne, Henry René d', 1863-1950
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2 volumes : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, portraits, plans ; 33 cm
Topics: Cards -- History., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Saul Shapiro Collection of...
64, [3] p. : illus. ; 36 cm.
Topics: Zoology., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Zoology
McGill University Library
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83, [1] pages : frontispiece, plates ; 22 cm
Topics: Photography -- Caricatures and cartoons., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Photography
151 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Topics: Cooking., Cooking, Canadian., Baking., Bread., Pastry., Flour., Five Roses Flour., McGill...
McGill University Library
by Canadian General Electric Company
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79 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Topics: Cooking., Stoves, Electric., Cuisine., Cuisinières électriques., McGill University Library...
McGill University Library
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v, 229 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Topics: Cooking, French., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Cooking, French, Cookbook Collection
xxi, [2], 305 pages frontispiece (map) illustrations 20 cm
Topics: English language -- Slang -- Dictionaries., English language -- Dialects -- England -- London.,...
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by Canada Starch Company, issuing body
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21 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Topics: Cooking., Cooking, Canadian., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Cookbook Collection,...
McGill University Library
by Hume, David, 1711-1776
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2 preliminary leaves, 304 pages 19 cm
Topics: Economics., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Economics
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by J. Chapleau & Son, printers, 31 Cotte St.,
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32 pages ; 11 cm
Topics: Home economics -- Canada., Formulas, recipes, etc., Medicine, Popular., Cooking., McGill University...
McGill University Library
by Kraus Reprint,
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Vol. 15, no. 5-6, May-July, 1935, not published
Topics: Germany -- Intellectual life -- Periodicals., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Der...
McGill University Library
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156 pages illustrations 28 cm
Topics: Commercial art., Show windows., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Rare Books/Special...
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by Kraus Reprint,
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Vol. 15, no. 5-6, May-July, 1935, not published
Topics: Germany -- Intellectual life -- Periodicals., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Der...
31 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm
Topics: Baking., Cooking, Canadian., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Cookbook Collection,...
McGill University Library
by Kraus Reprint,
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Vol. 15, no. 5-6, May-July, 1935, not published
Topics: Germany -- Intellectual life -- Periodicals., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Der...
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by Kraus Reprint,
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Vol. 15, no. 5-6, May-July, 1935, not published
Topics: Germany -- Intellectual life -- Periodicals., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Der...
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by Śaṅkarācārya, author.; Śaṅkarācārya, commentator.; Container of (work): Śaṅkarācārya. Works. Selections.; Puṣpadanta, active 10th century, author.; Container of (work) Puṣpadanta, active 10th century. Mahimnaḥstava.
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242 leaves, 2 unnumbered leaves : paper, ink, manuscript, color illuminations ; 101 X 147 mm
Topics: Hindu hymns., Upanishads. -- Kenopaniṣad -- Commentary., Vedas -- Recitation., Hinduism --...
60, 4 p. : ill. ; 13 cm.
Topics: Clothing and dress -- Patterns., Needlework -- Handbooks, manuals, etc., Sewing -- Handbooks,...
McGill University Library
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21 pages : illustrations ; 15 cm
Topics: Cooking (Chocolate), Desserts., Cuisine (Chocolat), McGill University Library Digitized Title,...
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by Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321
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324 pages plates 32 cm
Topics: English poetry -- 19th century., Italian poetry -- 14th century., Private press books (Publishing)...
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by Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778; Cunego, Dominicus, 1727-1794; Hamilton, Gavin, 1730-1797
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1 portfolio (32 plates) : illustrations ; 58 x 84 cm
Topics: Rome (Italy) -- In art., Rome (Italy) -- Pictorial works., Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, --...
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by [Protestant School Board for Greater Montreal],
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24 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Topics: Cooking, Canadian., Home economics., Cooking -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Québec...
McGill University Library
by Voltaire, 1694-1778. Sermon des cinquantes; Meslier, Jean, 1664-1729? Works. Selections; Dumarsais, 1676-1756. Religion chrétienne analiseé; Holbach, Paul Henri Thiry, baron d', 1723-1789. Lettre de Trasibule à Leucippe; Spinoza, Benedictus de, 1632-1677. Traite des trois imposteurs; Fontenelle, M. de (Bernard Le Bovier), 1657-1757; La Fare, Charles-Auguste, marquis de, 1644-1712; Naigeon, Jacques André, 1738-1810; Fréret, Nicolas, 1688-1749
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2 volumes ; 18 cm
Topics: Manuscripts, French -- Québec (Province) -- Montréal., Fontenelle, -- M. de -- (Bernard Le...
Rare Books and Special Collections
by Gould, John,1804-1881,artist.
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20 leaves of plates
Topics: Gould, John, -- 1804-1881., Birds -- Australia -- Pictorial works., McGill University Library...
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by C.H. Catelli Co; University of Waterloo. Library. Women's Studies Collection. CaOWtU
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36 pages : illustrations ; 16 cm
Topics: Cooking (Pasta), Cooking, Canadian., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Cookbook...
McGill University Library
by Kraus Reprint,
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Vol. 15, no. 5-6, May-July, 1935, not published
Topics: Germany -- Intellectual life -- Periodicals., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Der...
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by St. Mary Edith, Sister; Berthe, soeur, 1912- former owner
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xvi, 327 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Topics: Cooking, Canadian., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Cookbook Collection, Cooking,...
Rare Books and Special Collections
by Gould, John,1804-1881,artist.
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20 leaves of plates
Topics: Gould, John, -- 1804-1881., Birds -- Australia -- Pictorial works., McGill University Library...
pages 2267-2311 ; 29 cm
Topics: Type and type-founding., Printing -- Specimens., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Colgate...
24, [2], [2], 24 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm
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Topics: Cooking., Cooking, Canadian., Flour., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Cookbook...
203 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Topics: Cooking., Desserts., Baked products., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Cookbook...
McGill University Library
by Wünsch, Richard, 1869-1915
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xxxii, 52 : facsimile ; 40 cm.
Topics: Inscriptions, Greek -- Attica., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Humanities and Social...
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by Ouimet, Raphael.
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564 pages : portraits ; 23 cm
Topics: French-Canadians -- Biography., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Rare Books/Special...
[10], 78, [6], 723 [i.e. 735], [11] pages (last page blank) ; 29 cm (folio)
Topic: McGill University Library Digitized Title
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by Kraus Reprint,
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Vol. 15, no. 5-6, May-July, 1935, not published
Topics: Germany -- Intellectual life -- Periodicals., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Der...
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by Adler, Elkan Nathan, 1861-1946, editor
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xxiv, 391 pages viii plates (including frontispiece) 23 cm.
Topics: Voyages and travels., Travel, Medieval., Palestine -- Description and travel., Travel -- history.,...