BURCKHARDT, Johann Ludwig (1784-1817).  Notes on the Bedouins and Wahabys, collected during his Travels in the East. London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1830. Small 4° (261 x 203mm). Half title, engraved frontispiece map (outer margin of map cropped, map very lightly offset onto title, a few spots). Contemporary polished calf gilt, yellow edges (skilfully rebacked with old spine relaid, lower cover almost detached, front cover lightly faded). Provenance: Edward Huth, Wykehurst Park (bookplate) -- very faint illegible library stamp on recto of map and on title. FIRST EDITION. Gay 1963; Roehricht 1627; Weber I, 169.
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BURCKHARDT, Johann Ludwig (1784-1817). Notes on the Bedouins and Wahabys, collected during his Travels in the East. London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1830. Small 4° (261 x 203mm). Half title, engraved frontispiece map (outer margin of map cropped, map very lightly offset onto title, a few spots). Contemporary polished calf gilt, yellow edges (skilfully rebacked with old spine relaid, lower cover almost detached, front cover lightly faded). Provenance: Edward Huth, Wykehurst Park (bookplate) -- very faint illegible library stamp on recto of map and on title. FIRST EDITION. Gay 1963; Roehricht 1627; Weber I, 169.

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BURCKHARDT, Johann Ludwig (1784-1817). Notes on the Bedouins and Wahabys, collected during his Travels in the East. London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1830. Small 4° (261 x 203mm). Half title, engraved frontispiece map (outer margin of map cropped, map very lightly offset onto title, a few spots). Contemporary polished calf gilt, yellow edges (skilfully rebacked with old spine relaid, lower cover almost detached, front cover lightly faded). Provenance: Edward Huth, Wykehurst Park (bookplate) -- very faint illegible library stamp on recto of map and on title. FIRST EDITION. Gay 1963; Roehricht 1627; Weber I, 169.
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