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A MISSION TO GELELE, KING OF DAHOME With Notices of the so-called "Amazons", the Grand Customs, the Yearly Customs, The Human Sacrifices, The Present State of the Slave Trade and the NegroÕs Place in Nature by Burton, Capt. Sir Richard - 1893

by Burton, Capt. Sir Richard

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A MISSION TO GELELE, KING OF DAHOME With Notices of the so-called "Amazons", the Grand Customs, the Yearly Customs, The Human Sacrifices, The Present State of the Slave Trade and the NegroÕs Place in Nature

by Burton, Capt. Sir Richard

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London: Tylston & Edwards, 1893. Volumes III and IV from the Memorial Edition of the Works of Burton. Hardcover. Very good+/No jacket issued.
  • Bookseller A. Parker's Books, Inc. US (US)
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  • Edition Volumes III and IV from the Memorial Edition of the Works of Bur
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Tylston & Edwards
  • Place of Publication London
  • Date Published 1893
  • Keywords TRAVEL & EXPLORATION

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A Mission to Gelele, King of Dahome -- with notices of the so-called 'Amazons' .. Customs .. Human Sacrifices ..Slave Trade .. Negro's place in Nature .. in two volumes , edited by Isabel Burton

by Capt Sir Richard F Burton

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1893 Memorial Edition 2 vols complete, original cloth h/b Complete and intact condition, illustrated with fold-out maps, plans & plates ( mainly sepia but a few coloured) and some in-line b&w. Top closed-edges tinted red, inscription-free but for minimal ex-library markings (incl "WITHDRAWN" stamps), a paper-clip or footprint on a prelim of each vol, gilt spine-titles and front-&-rear cover decorative figures, on black cloth that is rubbed through on corners. Unusually good ex-library condition for this age, no loosened pages, sl worn, a little light foxing or handling throughout, a gluing crack or two (but quite sound) and sl rubbing wear to covers.Burton's Pilgrimage to AL-MEDINAH & MECCA The 1893 Memorial Edition of " the Works" comprised 3 separate titles, this being one complete title Burton's Mission to Gelele, King of
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