Two trips to gorilla land and the cataracts of the Congo
$4,500 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books
First edition
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle, 1876. First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, pp. xiv, 2 , 261, 1 ; vi, 2 , 255 i.e. 355 , 1 ; largely unopened; 4 wood-engraved plates and 2 folding maps, plus other wood-engraved illustrations in the text; a very good copy in a secondary unrecorded? binding of original blindstamped terracotta cloth stamped in gilt on spines. Sir Richard Burton 1821-90 is well known for his colorful career, recorded in numerous
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