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The Life of Captain Sir Richard F. Burton

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Sale 355: Travel & Exploration; Natural History; Sporting Books; Maps & Atlases (#355) 05/10/2007 1:00 PM PDT Closed
Starts Ending 05/10/2007 1:00 PM PDT

Lot #11 The Life of Captain Sir Richard F. Burton

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$1,125

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

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Description

Title:

The Life of Captain Sir Richard F. Burton

Author:

Burton, Isabel

Place Published:

London

Publisher:

Chapman & Hall

Date Published:

1893

Description:

2 volumes. Frontispiece portraits plus 5 maps, 2 chromolithographs, and many other plates and illustrations. (8vo) 8¾x5¾, original black cloth pictorially stamped in gilt, rebacked with original spines laid on, edges untrimmed. First Edition.

Inscribed on front flyleaf in Volume 1 "To Mrs. Etheridge in grateful memory of many kindnesses. Isabel Burton, Mortlake, Oct. 20th, 93". Penzer 308-311.

Condition:

Light edge wear, hinges repaired; else very good.

Item#:

181436

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