A Secret Pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina
by Burton, Richard
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- near fine
- Seller
-
Arvada, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
London: Folio Society, 2004. First edition thus. Hardcover. near fine. Attractive reprint of 1855-56 book. 539 pages, index, frontis portrait of Burton in disguise, folded map. Tan boards with detailed illustration & decoration in black and gold on front and spine. Trace of erasure on front free endpaper. Black slipcase has a 1" scratch, else fine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Algonquin Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16667
- Title
- A Secret Pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina
- Author
- Burton, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition thus
- Publisher
- Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- Islam, Saudi Arabia, Sir Richard Francis Burton, espionage,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Old Algonquin Books
Biblio member since 2006
Arvada, Colorado
About Old Algonquin Books
Old Algonquin Books. owned by John and Helen Dunning, was an open store in Denver from 1984-1994. and has been an online business since then. Member: Rocky Mountain Antiquarian Booksellers Association (RMABA).All books with dust jackets have removable mylar covers on the jackets unless otherwise noted. First edition also means first printing unless otherwise noted.
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