1 volume. First edition 1878.
Bookplate on inside cover.
Publishers red cloth cover with black vignettes.
Gilt title to spine.
xvi, 392 pages, 6 pages appendix.
3 full-page plates.
In-text illustrations.
In 1877, Burton sought to raise money from the Khedive of Egypt
for a project to revive the gold mines at Midian near the Red Sea cost.
"Burton took a 'preliminary canter' into Midian to size up the ground
and assess the obstacles to be overcome on a full-scale expedition"
[Rice, p. 433]. He covered a lot of ground, collected some samples,
and wrote up this book when he returned to Trieste.
Recorded shipping weight 1500g.
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