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Richard F. Burton

22 copies for sale · $20–$4,500 · 9 first editions

Notable copies for sale

Scinde; or the Unhappy Valley (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$3,000
The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana. Translated from the Sanscrit. in Seven Parts. with Preface, (first edition) — Good Books in the Woods$650
The Land of Midian Revisited (first edition) — Manhattan Rare Books$2,500
The land of Midian revisited (first edition) — Rulon-Miller Books$2,000
Camoens: His Life and His Lusiads. Two Volume Set (first edition) — Good Books in the Woods$300
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah (first edition) — Good Books in the Woods$275
Falconry in the valley of the Indus (first edition) — Rulon-Miller Books$2,500
Autograph Letter, signed “R.F. Burton” , to J. Frederick Collingwood, dated 17 August 1876 — James Cummins Bookseller$2,250
Scinde; or, The Unhappy Valley. 2 Vols — Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller$2,000
Two trips to gorilla land and the cataracts of the Congo (first edition) — Rulon-Miller Books$4,500
A Summer in Iceland — B Street Books$495
TALES FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTS; Franklin Library — Rare Book Cellar$325

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Works on the market

The Land of Midian Revisited2 copies · $2,000–$2,500
TALES FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTS2 copies · $57–$324
THE SOURCE OF THE NILE; The Lake Regions of Central Africa: a Picture of Exploration Folio2 copies · $73
Two trips to gorilla land and the cataracts of the Congo1 copy · $4,500
Scinde; or the Unhappy Valley1 copy · $3,000
Falconry in the valley of the Indus1 copy · $2,500
Autograph Letter, signed “R.F. Burton” , to J. Frederick Collingwood, dated 17 August 18761 copy · $2,250
Scinde; or, The Unhappy Valley. 2 Vols1 copy · $2,000
The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana. Translated from the Sanscrit. in Seven Parts. with Preface, 1 copy · $650
A Summer in Iceland1 copy · $495
TALES FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTS; Franklin Library1 copy · $325
Camoens: His Life and His Lusiads. Two Volume Set1 copy · $300
FIRST FOOTSTEPS IN EAST AFRICA; Easton Press1 copy · $293
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah1 copy · $275
THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND ONE NIGHT 3 VOLUME SET1 copy · $273
THE ARABIAN NIGHTS' ENTERTAINMENTS: OR, THE BOOK OF A THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT1 copy · $123
WANDERINGS IN AFRICA; Two Volumes in One1 copy · $67
THE ARABIAN NIGHTS ENTERTAINMENTS; The First Volume1 copy · $41
Supplemental Nights1 copy · $20

Market context

44 copies of Richard F. Burton's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $475 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).

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