Peeps at Many Lands: Holy Land

Name/Title

Peeps at Many Lands: Holy Land

Entry/Object ID

2026.78.1

Description

An illustrated description of a journey through Palestine in the early 20th century, capturing aspects of the landscape, culture and daily life of the period. - Zerzura Rare Books This collection contains nearly 600 monographs published by the British publishing firm A & C Black from the late 1800s through the 1950s (bulk 1901-1936). Many of the volumes were published as part of the firm's successful "Colour Books" series and contain color plates and pictorial cloth bindings. The titles in the collection cover a variety of subjects including travel in Great Britain and abroad, antiquities, art, history of various civilizations, social life and customs of various cultures, natural history, literary classics and other literature (especially juvenile), gardening, military art and science, recreation, and transportation. Many of the firm's early 20th century series are represented by items in the collection, including the 20 shilling series; 7s 6d series; Artist's sketch book series; the "Peeps" series including Peeps at Many Lands; Beautiful Britain; Black's Popular Series of Colour Books; and Black's Water-Colour series. The collection also includes two non-A & C Black imprints by William Collins Sons and Co. and J.M. Dent. - The Huntington Library

Collection

Books

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Front cover

Transcription

Emelita Cohen

Material/Technique

Pencil, Handwritten

Create Date

March 22, 2026