![4
Africa.- Burton (Sir Richard Francis) First Footsteps in East Africa, first edition, second issue, half-title, 2 maps and 4 chromolithograph plates, 24pp. publisher's catalogue at end, without Appendix IV, one gathering working loose, original cloth, covers a little soiled, joints a little rubbed and just starting to tear, spine dulled and with small nick at head and foot, [Penzer pp.60-63], 8vo,1856.
*** A very good copy of the second issue (without Appendix IV, on female circumcision) of Burton's first expedition to Somalia and an account of his exploration of the forbidden city of Harar.](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/xlarge/454c95d7-9a90-ee11-b864-d4548b6f1f2f/e6287790-8391-ee11-817b-6045bdfc47ac.webp "4
Africa.- Burton (Sir Richard Francis) First Footsteps in East Africa, first edition, second issue, half-title, 2 maps and 4 chromolithograph plates, 24pp. publisher's catalogue at end, without Appendix IV, one gathering working loose, original cloth, covers a little soiled, joints a little rubbed and just starting to tear, spine dulled and with small nick at head and foot, [Penzer pp.60-63], 8vo,1856.
*** A very good copy of the second issue (without Appendix IV, on female circumcision) of Burton's first expedition to Somalia and an account of his exploration of the forbidden city of Harar.")
Description
Africa.- Burton (Sir Richard Francis) First Footsteps in East Africa, first edition, second issue, half-title, 2 maps and 4 chromolithograph plates, 24pp. publisher's catalogue at end, without Appendix IV, one gathering working loose, original cloth, covers a little soiled, joints a little rubbed and just starting to tear, spine dulled and with small nick at head and foot, [Penzer pp.60-63], 8vo,1856.
⁂ A very good copy of the second issue (without Appendix IV, on female circumcision) of Burton's first expedition to Somalia and an account of his exploration of the forbidden city of Harar.
Lot 4
Africa.- Burton (Sir Richard Francis) First Footsteps in East Africa, first edition, 1856.
Hammer Price: £800
Description
Africa.- Burton (Sir Richard Francis) First Footsteps in East Africa, first edition, second issue, half-title, 2 maps and 4 chromolithograph plates, 24pp. publisher's catalogue at end, without Appendix IV, one gathering working loose, original cloth, covers a little soiled, joints a little rubbed and just starting to tear, spine dulled and with small nick at head and foot, [Penzer pp.60-63], 8vo,1856.
⁂ A very good copy of the second issue (without Appendix IV, on female circumcision) of Burton's first expedition to Somalia and an account of his exploration of the forbidden city of Harar.
Related Lots
Back To Auction Catalogue
Newsletter Signup
Keyword Alerts
You can now save your preferences to receive emails, or create a free lite account which gives you more features.
Would you like to receive personalised keyword alerts when new catalogues go live. If so, please indicate these below
Set a password to save your keyword alerts
Passwords are a minimum of 7 characters and must include an upper case letter, a lower case letter, a number and a special character.
Newsletter