Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al Madinah and Meccah. Edited By Lady Burton. With an Introduction By Stanley Lane-Poole [Two Volumes]
by Burton, Capt. Sir Richard F
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1926. First published in 1855, Burton's visit to the holy cities of Arabia, in disguise, remains a fascinating tale today. First reprinted in Bohn's Standard Library in 1898; here redone again as part of Bohn's "Popular Library." Not common. Two small volumes bound in green cloth with ruling and a stamped bell on the front covers; titling in gilt on the spine. Clean texts; Volume One is xxx, 436 pages and contains the Prefaces from the First and Third editions; Volume Two is vi, 479 pages, with the Index. Previous-owner signature on the front endpapers; light sun to the spines. Else Fine copies. . Reprint Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005441
- Title
- Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al Madinah and Meccah. Edited By Lady Burton. With an Introduction By Stanley Lane-Poole [Two Volumes]
- Author
- Burton, Capt. Sir Richard F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Reprint Edition
- Publisher
- G. Bell and Sons, Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1926
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mid East History & Literature;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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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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