Lot 416
Burton, Sir Richard Francis
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photography
Auction: 11 January 2017 at 11:00 GMT
£1,188
Description
The Memorial Edition of the Works of Captain Sir Richard F. Burton. London: Tylston and Edwards, 1893-94. 7 volumes, 8vo, comprising: Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah, 2 volumes, frontispieces, folding map, 3 folding plans, 13 plates, A Mission to Gelele, King of Dahome, 2 volumes, frontispieces, Vikram and the Vampire..., frontispiece, 15 plates, First Footsteps in East Africa, 2 volumes, 2 frontispieces, 4 plates and maps, without image listed on p.62 in volume 1; all in original black cloth gilt , some hinges a little cracked and joints slightly weak, a little wear and soiling to some covers and spines (7)