$5,368
London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855-1856. 3 vols. 8vo, publisher's blue cloth stamped in black and lettered in gilt to spine, terracotta endpapers with printed advertisements, half-title to vol. 3. First edition. With three lithographed frontispieces (two chromolithograph, one tinted), 11 lithographed plates (three chromolithographed), and four maps/plans (three folding). 24-page publisher's catalogue to rear vol. 1. Disguised as a Muslim pilgrim, Burton became one of the first Englishmen to travel to Meccah and other holy Islamic sites. Rubbing to cloth; corners bumped; bookplates tipped in front pastedowns; some light foxing to fore edge. Scarce in original cloth.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2011-08-09