Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El Medinah and Meccah
by Sir Richard F Burton
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Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El Medinah and Meccah. London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1855-1856., First Edition.
3 volumes. 4to. 14 plates, including 5 chromolithographic plates and 8 tinted lithographic plates, one folding engraved map, 3 plans (2 folding), 24 pp publisher's catalogue (dated September 1854) at end of volume I.
Publisher's blue cloth stamped in black on covers, gilt lettered on spine, terracotta printed endpapers, binder's ticket of Edmonds & Remnants on rear paste-down of volume III. Rubbed, corners bumped, partially removed library check-out list on front paste-down of volume III, very minor and scattered browning.
First Edition of "one of the greatest works of travel ever published" (Penzer). Burton, the first English Christian to enter Mecca (performing the Hajj disguised as a Muslim), was also the first to travel between the Holy Cities of Islam by way of the Eastern route. Abbey Travel 368; Penzer, pp 49-50.
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- Timeless Tales Rare Books (US)
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- H-153
- Title
- Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El Medinah and Meccah
- Author
- Sir Richard F Burton
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1855-56
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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