London, Kegan Paul, 1879
Burton's second expedition to Midian resulted in increased geographical knowledge, particularly regarding the western fringe of the peninsula north of Muelah and of the interior south of that place beyond the plateau. He mapped a 600-mile route through the northern and southern Midian recording its ancient cities. For the Khedive he brought back twenty-five tons of minerals to be assayed.
First edition. 2 volumes in 1, 8vo, xxviii, 338; vii, 319 pp., folding map, 6 coloured plates, 10 plain plates (inscriptions), illustrations in the text, half-titles to both volumes, original yellow ochre cloth gilt, pictorial vignette to covers, lightly soiled, a very good unrestored copy.
Penzer 96-97; Casada 44.
First edition. 2 volumes in 1, 8vo, xxviii, 338; vii, 319 pp., folding map, 6 coloured plates, 10 plain plates (inscriptions), illustrations in the text, half-titles to both volumes, original yellow ochre cloth gilt, pictorial vignette to covers, lightly soiled, a very good unrestored copy.
Penzer 96-97; Casada 44.
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