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[TRAVEL & EXPLORATION]. BURTON, Richard Francis, Sir (1821-1890). A group of 17 works by and about B
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The Collected Library
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Chicago
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[TRAVEL & EXPLORATION]. BURTON, Richard Francis, Sir (1821-1890). A group of 17 works by and about Burton, including:



Vikram and the Vampire. London: Longmans, Green, & Co., 1870. FIRST EDITION. -- Etruscan Bologna: A Study. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1876. -- Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Mecca. London: Tylston and Edwards, 1893. 2 volumes. -- First Footsteps in East Africa. London: Tylston and Edwards, 1894. 2 volumes. -- The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus. London: Printed for the Translators, 1894. LIMITED EDITION, one of 1,000 copies. -- PENZER, Norman Mosley (1892-1960). An Annotated Bibliography of Sir Richard Francis Burton. London: A.M. Philpot Ltd., 1923. LIMITED EDITION, number 337 of 500 copies. SIGNED BY PENZER.

And 11 others. Together, 17 works in 22 volumes, all 8vo, all in original bindings. Condition generally very good.


Property from the Estate of Peter Fortsas


This lot is located in Chicago.

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