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Richard Burton

Frequently described within his own lifetime as the most interesting figure of the nineteenth century, Burton was one of the greatest explorers to come out of England.  A brilliant, charismatic man, Burton was both scholar and daring adventurer. Fluent in some twenty-nine languages, and with his Mediterranean looks, he was able to pass himself off as a local in many countries in the Middle and Far East thereby gaining an insight into different cultures, something usually denied to travellers. 

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    Priapeia;

    [EROTICA]. [BURTON, Richard F. (translation) & SMITHERS, Leonard C. (editor)].
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    One of 250 copies - printed for private circulation. A near-fine copy of a Burton rarity. One of 250 numbered copies, published for members of the ...

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    Unexplored Syria.

    BURTON, Richard Francis; TYRWHITT DRAKE, Charles F.
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    Burton was Consul at Damascus from 1865-1871. During that period Tyrwhitt-Drake went to Syria as a representative of the Palestine Exploration Fun...

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  • 112621_2 112621

    Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah.

    BURTON, Sir Richard Francis.
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    A fine copy in original cloth of Burton's account of his pilgrimage to Mecca.Burton was the first English Christian to enter Mecca freely as a tru...

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    Falconry in the Valley of the Indus.

    BURTON, Richard Francis.
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    One of only 500 copies. Rare: only 500 copies were printed. 'Burton's Falconry is today considered a classic, although it created little stir at th...

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    The Land of Midian (Revisited).

    BURTON, Richard Francis.
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    Inscribed copy. Burton's second expedition to Midian, the area of north-west Arabia on the opposite bank of the Red Sea from the Sinai Peninsular, ...

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  • 109535_2 109535

    A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments,

    BURTON, Richard Francis (translator).
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    One of 50 copies. One of 50 edition de luxe sets finely bound in red morocco, housed in the original custom made cabinet, the glazed doors with pie...

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    A mission to Gelele, King of Dahome.

    BURTON, Richard Francis.
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    One of Burton's more sensational books. Dahomey had the reputation of being the most bloodthirsty land in Africa. Burton had wished to visit whils...

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    Wanderings in West Africa from Liverpool to Fernando Po.

    [BURTON, Richard Francis].
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    'Newly married and needing employment, Burton approached the Foreign Office for a consular position, hoping for the post at Damascus. Instead, he ...

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    First footsteps in East Africa.

    BURTON, Richard Francis.
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    The forbidden city of Harar. Burton's first expedition to Somalia, made in order to explore the forbidden city of Harar (which he was the first Eur...

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