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The Real Sir Richard Burton
by Dodge, Walter Phelps
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
London: T.Fisher Unwin, 1907. Although an American, Dodge (1869-1931) was born in Syria. Like Burton, he was a Fellow of a the Royal Geographic Society. First published in June, 1907. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of a later printing, in an unusual "Edition for America Imported by A. Wessels Company." Penzer (p. 323) thought highly of this work. Dark gray cloth binding. The front cover has Greek ruling and features Sir Richard, in gilt, riding a camel. Clean text; 240 pages; indexed. Top-edge is gilt, others rough-cut. The coloured frontis illustration is a cartoon of Burton from "Vanity Fair" magazine. Previous-owner signature (1974) on the FFEP. Corners are lightly bumped, some rub to the margins. Wear to the head and foot of the spine, with two small tears resulting at the top. The gilt on the top edge is darkened, but all titling and Sir Richard and his camel remain nicely bright. A very solid and attractive copy. In an archival plastic protector.. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005565
- Title
- The Real Sir Richard Burton
- Author
- Dodge, Walter Phelps
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (Plus)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Publisher
- T.Fisher Unwin
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1907
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mid East History & Literature;
Terms of Sale
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.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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