Falconry in the valley of the Indus
$2,500 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books
First edition
London: John Van Voorst, 1852. First edition, 8vo, pp. xii, 4 , 107, 1 , 8 ads; 4 lithograph plates; top of spine chipped and spine a little discolored, else a very good, sound copy in original purple cloth, gilt-lettering direct on spine. Largely unopened. Only 500 were printed but by 1877 257 remained unsold. Penzer, p. 41, quoting Burton: It was brought out by my friend John Van Voorst ... He proved himself to be a phoenix among publishers. 'Half
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