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A Sketch of the Career of Richard F. Burton

A Sketch of the Career of Richard F. Burton

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A Sketch of the Career of Richard F. Burton

by Richards, Alfred Bates, et al

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London: Waterlow & Sons Limited, London Wall, 1886. 12mo, original printed stiff black paper covers with black cloth spine, Burton's signature printed in gold on both covers. 96 pp., woodburytype portrait frontis. Clipped wood-engraved portrait of Burton affixed to verso of flyleaf.

The second, revised edition of the first biography of Burton, first published in 1880, with a fine woodburytype portrait after a photograph by Kingsbury & Notcutt of Knightsbridge. The text, as noted in the subtitle, is "Collected from 'Men of Eminence;' from Sir Richard and Lady Burton's own works, from the press, from personal knowledge, and various other reliable sources."



CONDITION: Good, extremities rubbed, old blind-stamp of one "William B. Clark" on flyleaf, tight and clean.

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Title
A Sketch of the Career of Richard F. Burton
Author
Richards, Alfred Bates, et al
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London: Waterlow & Sons Limited, London Wall, 1886

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Fine
A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
12mo
A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
Tight
Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Verso
The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....

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