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The Life of Captain Sir Richard F. Burton
Isabel Burton; W. H. Wilkins
1898
Duckworth & Co. : London
9" by 6"
xx, 548, [4]pp
SUMMARY
A new edition of this illustrated biography of explorer and translator Captain Sir Richard F. Burton, written by his wife, Isabel Burton.
Early Edition,Illustrated,Publishers Original Binding
Overall Condition: Good
This book weighs1.5 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
A fascinating and detailed biography of the life and career of Captain Sir Richard F. Burton.
Richard Burton was a British explorer who was well known for his travels in Asia, Africa, and America. He translated an edition of One Thousand and One Nights, and published Kama Sutra in English. He was critical of the colonial policies of the British Empire, and was also a captain in the army of the East India Company. His life and adventures were frequently written about in the penny dreadfuls of the time.
A new edition of this work.
Written by Burtons wife and fellow writer, Isabel Burton.
Illustrated with eight plates and four in-text illustrations, collated and complete.
Containing a few small contemporary ink inscriptions to the front free-endpaper and verso of the front free-endpaper, dated 1900.
Containing four pages of publishers adverts to the rear.
CONDITION
In the publishers original cloth binding. Externally, fading and light staining to the cloth, particularly to the extremities. Darkening to the spine, and bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Containing a few small contemporary ink inscriptions to the front free-endpaper and verso of the front free-endpaper, dated 1900. Internally, binding is lightly strained. Light spotting to the first and last few pages, and a few spots throughout, otherwise pages are generally clean.
Overall Condition: Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine- Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed- Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good- Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good- Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under condition
Good Only- Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair- As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor- Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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