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Burton Captain Sir Richard F. First Footsteps in East Africa or an Exploration of Harar Edited (And with an Introduction) by His Wife, Isobel Burton. 2 Volumes. Memorial Edition.
Amsterdam Time-Life 1984 Facsimile Reprint Hardcover As New with no dust jacket
From the prestigiously-bound Time-Life series "Classics of Exploration". A 1985 Facsimile reprint of the Memorial Edition of 1894, in 2 volumes, preserving the historical authenticity including typographical errors and printing irregularities. The list of illustrations in Volume 1 refers to a picture of 'The Fal' on page 62, but the illustration was never printed so therefore it does not appear in this reproduction either. Hardback in coarse grained mottled brown leather boards (Time-Life actually state that these bindings are Leather, but they look more like 'leatherette' to me - but presumably the publishers know what they are talking about? ) with Bright Red/Gilt titling/decoration to the front cover and spine. The front cover has a double red/gilt border, 6 raised bands on the spine with gilt titles and or decoration in the intervening red panels. Silk headbands and a yellow-gold ribbon bookmark. As New/No Jacket. All page fore-edges bright Gilt. This is a Lovely Facsimile reprint. Marbled endpapers. No Inscriptions or Marks. Vol 1 = (xxxiv) + 209 pp. With a b/w Map , 2 colour plates and 3 b/w illus in the text. . Vol 2 = (14) + 276 pp + 3 pp Advertising other books by Burton. With a b/w Map , 2 colour plates and 4 b/w illus in the text. Includes 2 Appendices - Appendix One : - 'Diary and Observations made by Lieutenant Speke when attempting to reach the Wady Nogal'. Appendix Two : - The Grammatical outline and Vocabulary of the Harari language. Complete with the loose leaf 'details of the book' and a special uninscribed 'Ex Libris' bookplate provided by Time-Life pasted on to the front endpaper. I currently have c.5 other Travel and Exploration books in a uniform binding in the same series - please enquire if interested. All in a similar condition. An Excellent Very Clean, Tight and Bright 'As New' copy. Looks unread. "Following his Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah, Burton here describes his adventures in Somalia as he attempted to become perhaps the first white man to penetrate the forbidden Muslim city of Harar. He travelled in the same disguise that took him to Mecca, as Haji Mirza Abdullah, an Arab merchant. It was on this expedition that Burton was first joined by John Speke, at the suggestion of James Outram. Speke originally abetted Burton's plans in Somalia, but differences quickly arose between the two, and Speke over the years became Burton's great nemesis, taking credit for discovering the Nile and deprecating Burton's efforts in every sphere...." ; Classics of Exploration; Vol. 1 & 2; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall
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Burton, Richard F; James MacQueen The Nile Basin and Captain Speke's Discovery of the Source of the Nile .
London Frank Cass & Co. 1967 Reprint Hardcover Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Ex-Library Copy. Green quarter-bound boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket, which is not price-clipped. There are minimal Ex-Library Markings. These include a stamp to the title page and a number stamp to the publisher's details page. The front free-endpaper has been cut out and there are glue stains to the top and bottom of the boards. There are also yellow stains to the dustjacket-flaps and endpapers. There is edge-wear and smudge marks to the dustjacket covers, which are now in a new protective clear - removable - bookfilm plastic cover and looks Very Good. There are NO inscriptions or other marks. (xxxvii) + 195 pp. Overall, apart from the 'faults', as detailed above, this is a Tight and Secure, Near 'Very Good' copy. "This volume, a reprint of the 1864 edition, is a significant contribution to contemporary understanding of Richard Francis Burton. In his new introduction to this timely edition, Dr Robert Collins discusses the fascinating rivalry between the two explorers, Burton and Speke, and describes the subsequent explorations of the Nile's source." ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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Burton, Richard F. The Source of the Nile. The Lake Regions of Central Africa
London The Folio Society 1993 First Edition Thus Hardcover As New with no dust jacket
Tan/Black/Gilt Illustrated boards with bright gilt/black decoration/ titling to the spine and front cover. No dustjacket. In the Original Near fine plain black SLIPCASE - some slight shelfwear = rubs/smudges, negligible. The top page fore-edge is tan-brown. There are NO Inscriptions or Marks. (xxv) +604 pp. Illustrated with b/w plates and line drawings. Loosely enclosed is a large fold-out map of the routes between Zanzibar and The Great Lakes in Eastern Africa. Two Appendices; Index. Overall, this an Excellent, Very Clean, Tight and Bright 'As New' copy. "This remains Burton's best and, in a field of writing of remarkably high standard, one of the best explorer's journals ever written, for it deals not only with matters of geography and ethnography, but with a complex and potentially explosive human relationship." ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall
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