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Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah
by Burton, Richard F
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam & Co., 1856. This is a Very Good copy of the First American Edition of Burton's classic incursion on the Haj. Originally three volumes when first published in England; here reduced to a one-volume condensation for America. Bound in brown cloth withdecorative stampings; titling on the spine and a crescent moon on the front cover in gilt. Introductory Notice by the poet and fellow-traveller Bayard Taylor (1825-1878), who had published his own "A Journey to Central Africa" two years prior. Text is clear and bright but has scattered spotting; xv, 492 pages; fold-out map (complete, with a small closed tear). Two frontis plates. Armorial bookplate on the front paste-down, with the owner's signature opposite. Faint rubbing to the tips and the spine gilt dulled but perfectly readable. Top edge a bit dusty; light spotting to the other edges. A solid copy. In an archival plastic protector.. First American Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005858
- Title
- Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah
- Author
- Burton, Richard F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First American Edition.
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1856
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mid East History & Literature;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.