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BURTON, Richard Francis (1821-1890). Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah. London: Longman, Brown, 1855-1856.
3 volumes, 8° (224 x 14mm). Folding map, and 17 plates of which 5 are chromolithographs and 2 folding plans. (Some margins lightly yellowed, frontispiece in vol. II spotted, map with edge neatly strengthened.) Original blue cloth, gilt lettered and decorated in black, advertisements on pastedowns, publisher's catalogue for November 1855 in volume I (expertly recased and with skilful repairs at the spine ends), together in blue morocco-backed clamshell case. Provenance: Isabella H. Harris (signature dated 1856) -- Robert Temple Harris Temple (armorial bookplate) -- David Holden (signature dated 1975).
FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL CLOTH, describing the most daring of Burton's journeys. He was the first English Christian to enter Mecca freely as a Muslim pilgrim (travelling in disguise as an Afghan Pathan) and the first European to travel between the Holy Cities by the eastern route. On reaching Mecca he performed all the rituals of the Hajj. 'Getting out of it with a whole skin' was considered a notable feat. But he was profoundly affected by the experience and on return to London formed a company enabling pilgrims to reach Mecca more easily: 'The Hadjilik, or Pilgrimage to Mecca, Syndicate, Limited.' Penzer p. 43-50; Casada 53; Spink 7. (3)
3 volumes, 8° (224 x 14mm). Folding map, and 17 plates of which 5 are chromolithographs and 2 folding plans. (Some margins lightly yellowed, frontispiece in vol. II spotted, map with edge neatly strengthened.) Original blue cloth, gilt lettered and decorated in black, advertisements on pastedowns, publisher's catalogue for November 1855 in volume I (expertly recased and with skilful repairs at the spine ends), together in blue morocco-backed clamshell case. Provenance: Isabella H. Harris (signature dated 1856) -- Robert Temple Harris Temple (armorial bookplate) -- David Holden (signature dated 1975).
FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL CLOTH, describing the most daring of Burton's journeys. He was the first English Christian to enter Mecca freely as a Muslim pilgrim (travelling in disguise as an Afghan Pathan) and the first European to travel between the Holy Cities by the eastern route. On reaching Mecca he performed all the rituals of the Hajj. 'Getting out of it with a whole skin' was considered a notable feat. But he was profoundly affected by the experience and on return to London formed a company enabling pilgrims to reach Mecca more easily: 'The Hadjilik, or Pilgrimage to Mecca, Syndicate, Limited.' Penzer p. 43-50; Casada 53; Spink 7. (3)
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