Autograph Letter, signed “R.F. Burton” , to J. Frederick Collingwood, dated 17 August 1876, deploring the state of the Anthropological Institute
$2,250 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller · No longer available
4 pages on a single folded sheet. 1 vols. 16mo. Old folds. Fine. With an envelope postmarked London Oct 26 75, bearing Burton’s Arabic device on flap, and addressed to the Secretary of the Anthropological Institute in Burton’s hand. See Penzer, p. 233; Casada 50, 149, 170. Item #367145 Burton’s correspondent, J. Frederick Collingwood, was secretary/librarian of the Anthropological Society of London, before its amalgamation with the
Found via Rare Books Intel, a search across rare-book dealers, auction houses and marketplaces worldwide.