Sir Richard Francis BURTON KCMG FRGS (1821 – 1890)
Selected Papers on Anthropology, Travel & Exploration by ... Burton... Now edited with an Introduction and Occasional Notes by N.M. Penzer.
London:: A.M. Philpot Ltd. 1924. Octavo. Pp. [1-] 240 pp. Half-title. Original buckram over beveled boards, gilt lettering to spine, top edges gilt (light soiling to covers, slight bubbling to covers and pastedowns)
Limited edition of 100 copies printed on handmade paper, each hand- numbered (this copy number 79).
This work supplements Norman Penzer’s wide-ranging bibliography of Burton's works. It had been found that the bibliography included descriptions of items that were virtually unobtainable they were so rare. Penzer, taking pity on the frustrated collectors, made a selection of these rarities and here reprints them in ten 'chapters'. He also offers a commentary on each. They are sub-titled: Early Days in Sind; Guide-Book to Mecca; A Trip to Harar; Notes on Scalping; A Day Amongst the Fans; Notes on the Dahoman; Chapters from Travels; Notes on Rome; Spiritualism in Eastern Lands; and Giovanni Battista Belzoni.
- Binding Condition: light soiling
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