[TRAVEL] PERSONAL NARRATIVE OF A PILGRIMAGE TO AL-MADINAH AND MECCAH (2 VOLUMES)

Sir Richard F. Burton | Isabel Burton (Editor)

Edité par Tylston and Edwards, London, 1893

Two octavos; in the publisher's brown cloth with titling on the spine in gilt; with designs on upper and lower boards in gilt; 1893 Memorial Edition edited by his wife Isabel Burton; volume I complete with 3 folding maps and plans in addition to 7 plates among 18 total illustrations; volume II complete with 1 folding plan and 8 plates among 29 total illustrations ~~Bindings a bit cocked; a trivial closed tear to the head of the spine; light wear to binding with light foxing throughout each volume and to the edge of the text blocks~~A fascinating tale of Sir Burton's undertaking of Hajj to Mecca, undercover as a devout Muslim, at a time when very few non-Muslim Europeans had successfully made the pilgrimage. Very Good+ binding. N° de réf. du vendeur 300420

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Titre : [TRAVEL] PERSONAL NARRATIVE OF A PILGRIMAGE ...
Éditeur : Tylston and Edwards, London
Date d'édition : 1893
Reliure : Hard Cover
Etat : Very Good+ binding
Edition : Memorial Edition.