Richard F. Burton
55 copies for sale · $20–$17,500 · 25 first editions
Notable copies for sale
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El Medinah and Meccah (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$8,500
A new system of sword exercise for infantry (first edition) — Rulon-Miller Books$6,500
Wanderings In West Africa From Liverpool To Fernando Po (first edition) — Bauman Rare Books$5,500
Abeokuta and the Cameroons Mountains. An exploration (first edition) — Rulon-Miller Books$4,500
Two trips to gorilla land and the cataracts of the Congo (first edition) — Rulon-Miller Books$4,500
Two Trips to Gorilla-Land and the Cataracts of the Congo (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$4,000
First footsteps in east Africa; or, an exploration of Harar (first edition) — Rulon-Miller Books$3,200
Scinde; or the Unhappy Valley (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$3,000
Sind revisited: with notices of the Anglo-Indian Army; railroads; past, present, and futur (first edition) — Rulon-Miller Books$3,000
The Nile Basin Part I Showing Tanganyika To Be Ptolemys Western Lake Reservoir A Memoir Re (first edition) — Rulon-Miller Books$2,500
The Highlands of the Brazil. 2 Vols (first edition) — Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller$1,750
The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana. Translated from the Sanscrit. in Seven Parts. with Preface, (first edition) — Good Books in the Woods$650
What these are worth
The land of Midian revisited (first edition)3 copies from 3 sellers
Each page gathers every copy on the market, what similar copies have fetched, and the spread between them.
Works on the market
The Land of Midian Revisited2 copies · $2,000–$2,500
The Gold Mines of Midian and the Ruined Midianite Cities. A Fortnight’s Tour in North-west2 copies · $850–$1,500
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
First Footsteps in East Africa; or, An Exploration of Harar1 copy · $17,500
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El Medinah and Meccah1 copy · $8,500
A new system of sword exercise for infantry1 copy · $6,500
Wanderings In West Africa From Liverpool To Fernando Po1 copy · $5,500
The Lake Regions Of Central Equatorial Africa With Notices Of The Lunar Mountains And The 1 copy · $5,000
Abeokuta and the Cameroons Mountains. An exploration1 copy · $4,500
The lake regions of central Africa: a picture of exploration1 copy · $4,500
Two trips to gorilla land and the cataracts of the Congo1 copy · $4,500
Two Trips to Gorilla-Land and the Cataracts of the Congo1 copy · $4,000
The Book Of The Thousand Nights And A Night Translated From The Arabic By Captain Sir R F 1 copy · A$3,500
First footsteps in east Africa; or, an exploration of Harar1 copy · $3,200
Scinde; or the Unhappy Valley1 copy · $3,000
Sind revisited: with notices of the Anglo-Indian Army; railroads; past, present, and futur1 copy · $3,000
Falconry in the valley of the Indus1 copy · $2,500
Market context
6 copies of Richard F. Burton's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $122 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
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