BURTON, RICHARD F A F R G S (10 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: As New. No Jacket. TWO VOLUME SET. Part of the Time Life series Classics of Exploration. Leatherette binding with red and gilt inlaid frame to front board and red and gilt design and lettering (with raised bands) to spine. Explanatory insert included. Facsimile of the 1894 edition. Memorial edition, illustrated by his wife Isabel Burton. Facsimile, preserving historical authenticity of the original work, including typographical errors and printing irregularities. With yellow ribbon bookmark, marbled endpapers. CONDITION: Like new.

Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Limited Edition. #378 of 500 copies, printed in facsimile in 2001 after the 1863 original. Edges lightly foxed, otherwise an excellent copy. viii, [2], 303; 295 pp. Fold-out map follows text of first volume. A first-hand account by scholar Sir Richard Francis Burton, based on his journey to a British outpost in Africa. Includes descriptions of African tribal rituals concerning birth, marriage and death, and of tribal fetishism, ritual murder, cannibalism, exotic sexual practices, etc. Burton is best known for his authoritative translation of the Arabian Nights.

Full-Leather. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. viii, [ii], 303; [vi], 295 pages, frontispiece illustration and a folding map in volume 1. Small repair to the map. Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890) was a British explorer, geographer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, linguist and poet. He is famous for his travels and explorations in Asia, Africa and the Americas, as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures.

Hardback. Condición: Very Good - See Description. First Edition. 1863. First edition. Two volumes rebound as one. viii, [i], 303pp.; [iii], 295pp., a frontispiece illustration to volume 1 and a folding map at the end of volume 2. Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS (1821-1890) was a British explorer, geographer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, linguist and poet. He was famed for his travels and explorations in Asia, Africa and the Americas, as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures. He published over 40 books and countless articles, monographs and letters. Most of Burton's books are travel narratives or translations. He writes in his preface to this account of travels in West Africa "In writing these pages, then, it has been my object to lay down what a tolerably active voyager can see and do during the few hours allowed to him by the halts of the mail packet. To relieve the dryness of details I have not hesitated to indulge in such reflections as the subject suggested, and to sketch the types, not the individualities, of fellow-travellers. The reader will observe that I left England with a determination to investigate the subject of West African mortality. My conviction now is, that the land might be rendered not more unhealthy than the East or the West Indies, whereas it is at present deadly, a Golgotha, a Jehannum." The original two volumes have been rebound in a single book, as a school prize. The book is bound in later (probalby c1900) full leather boards with gold titling and decoration and five thin raised bands on the spine. The case of the book is in very good condition with some scuffing and light staining to the leather on the boards. There is some darkening along about 1" of the top and fore edges of the front board. A later repair has been carried out to the spine with the original leather spine being overlaid onto new matching leather. There is a little wear to the leather on the corner tips and the spine is slightly faded. The contents are tight and clean with some misfolding to the map at the end of the book. This has led to a little chipping and browning to parts of the fore and bottom edges of the map. There is a school prize label dated 1902 on the second front free endpaper. PLEASE NOTE: As this is a valuable book, a little extra postage will be required to cover insurance on delivery.

(x),(1)-303 & (4),(1)-295 Pp. Frontis of volume I is a folding map & the frontis to volume II is 'The Juju, or Sacrifice House'. Sir Richard Francis Burton, who held many diplomatic posts and served as captain of the army of the East India Company. Famed for his travels and explorations around the globe, by one count Burton spoke twenty-nine languages. Much to his dismay, Burton's first consular posting landed him on a small, desolate island off the coast of West Africa named Fernando Po. He took every opportunity to leave the place, exploring the mainland and making observations on cultural traditions, health and sanitary conditions, and other aspects of life in the region. This work provides an account of his journeys into Sierra Leone and Nigeria to investigate stories of gold and gold mining, and is credited with drawing public attention to mining prospects in the region A small ink stamp of the previous owner on each title page and a short tear to the join of the folding map. Some very light wear to edges of the covers otherwise a very clean and tight copy. Original purple brown cloth binding with gilt titles to spines Second edition slug to the title page and A F.R.G.S. on the spines.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dust Jacket. First. 2 VOLUME SET, First Edition, x + 303pp; 295pp, frontispiece to Vol 1 of the Juju House and folding map to Vol 2, gilt bound in contemporary green morocco, gilt decorated boards, new title labels of maroon morocco onset with gilt, decorated inner dentelles, all edges gilt, Provenance: previous owner's name stamp: ?Paul E. Darrow? inside front boards, wear to corners and spines but only superficial and internally very fresh and clean, hinges strong and firm but slight minor crack to head of volume II o/w good condition, Tinsley Brothers, London, 1863.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Pen & Ink & Map Ilustrador. 1st Edition. R.F.Burton F.R.GS on spine, 1st ed. 2nd. issue. Dark maroon stamped cloth over boards w/gilt on spine. Some wear to spine crest,light wear to heel & cors,sticker shadow on vol. 1 spine. Vol 2 light wear to spine ends & cors.+2 bottom cor. bumps. Both quite clean. Innards are unopened, clean & tight, foredges un trimmed. FEPs in vol. 1 stuck to cvrs near spine. Photos upon request.

Hardcover. Condición: Very good. Two volumes in the rarest binding state (without Burton's name or FRGS on the spines), but with a "second edition" slug on the title pages. This state was apparently unknown to Penzer and was probably the result of an attempt to boost sales by the publisher, as the text is unchanged. Plate of Julu house is the frontispiece to Volume I, and the map (now detached and laid in) is in Volume II. . Both volumes lightly bumped/rubbed, but clean and sound. Small bookplate of F.H. Spencer on each front pastedown. Much to his dismay, Burton's first consular posting landed him on a small, desolate island off the coast of West Africa. He took every opportunity to leave the place, exploring various parts of the mainland and making observations on cultural and traditions, health and sanitary conditions, and slavery, among other things. The account of his journeys into Sierra Leone and Nigeria to investigate stories of gold and gold mining is credited with drawing public attention to mining prospects in the region. Penzer 71-72; Casada 70.

First Edition. Two Volumes, 8vo. viii, [2], 303, [1 blank]; [8], 295 pp. Complete with half titles, uncut, original purple-brown pebble grained cloth, title gilt, blind panel to the boards. [light wear] Folding map as frontispiece to Volume I [closed tear], plate of the JuJu House as frontispiece to Volume two. .Burton appointed consul at Fernando Po in 1861 and he used his post to explore the contiguous areas of Nigeria and Sierra Leone, as well as Madeira and Tenerife. Fascinated by the high incidence of European mortality in West Africa, believed it possible to render the region "not more unhealthy than the East or West Indies." Casada writes that Burton s publication of the book as A F.R.G.S - 'A Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society' may have been "a slap at the Royal Geographical Society, for Burton was at odds with the organization s leadership at the time over the Nile s sources." Further the dedication states, "To the true friends of Africa- not the Philanthropist or Exeter Hall." Modern gold-mining in West Africa can be directly linked to this work, even though it was already known that there was gold in Africa, Burton s Wanderings in West Africa, drew public attention to develop gold mining in Africa. Ref. Penzer, An Annotated Bibliography of Sir Richard Francis Burton. Excellent Set.

Cloth. Condición: Very Good Indeed. Not Stated Ilustrador. First edition. An exceptionally bright copy of the two volume first edition of Burton's account of his explorations in West Africa. The first edition of this work by British explorer and writer Sir Richard Francis Burton, who held many diplomatic posts and served as captain of the army of the East India Company. Famed for his travels and explorations around the globe, by one count Burton spoke twenty-nine languages.Much to his dismay, Burton's first consular posting landed him on a small, desolate island off the coast of West Africa named Fernando Po. He took every opportunity to leave the place, exploring the mainland and making observations on cultural traditions, health and sanitary conditions, and other aspects of life in the region.This work provides an account of his journeys into Sierra Leone and Nigeria to investigate stories of gold and gold mining, and is credited with drawing public attention to mining prospects in the region.Burton was in dispute with explorer John Hanning Speke over the source of the Nile and was infuriated by the Royal Geographical Society for choosing Speke to lead an expedition to establish this claim, which caused him to issue this work anonymously, without his name to the title page, and with his name appearing only to the back strip of this second issue binding, but not the first. However, there are only five known copies lacking Burton's name to the spines, including Burton's own personal copy.Illustrated with a folding map frontispiece to volume I, and plate illustrating the Juju sacrifice house as the frontispiece to volume II. Collated, complete.An excellent copy of the first edition of Burton's work. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Bumping to spine head and tail, with small regions of light fading to cloth of back strips, otherwise externally excellent. Volume II hinges strained, but firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Minimal closed tear to folding map frontispiece. Very Good Indeed. book.