first edition Hardcover
1856 · London
by Burton, Richard Francis, 1821-1890
London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1856. 1st ed. Hardcover. Very Good. 3 vols. 3 folding maps and plans, 15 plates (including 5 chromos and 8 single-tint lithos). Publisher's advertisenements on pastedown portion of all 6 original terra cotta endpapers. 24-page publisher's catalog (dated September, 1854) at end of Vol. I. Original blue cloth. 23cm. Backstrips darkened and showing some wear at ends. Front free endpaper pasted down in Vol. I. Index leaves at end of Vol. III partially unopened. Burton's compelling account of visiting Islam's Holy Cities in disguise is generally regarded as his most important travel account. (Inventory #: 84035)