Rice Rev (151 results)

Hardback. Condition: Fair. A New York Times best-seller when it was first published, Rice's biography is the gripping story of a fierce, magnetic, and brilliant man whose real-life accomplishments are the stuff of legend. Rice retraces Burton's steps as the first European adventurer to search for the source of the Nile; to enter, disguised, the forbidden cities of Mecca and Medina; and to travel through remote stretches of India, the Near East, and Africa. From his spying exploits to his startling literary accomplishments (the discovery and translation of the Kama Sutra and his seventeen-volume translation of Arabian Nights), Burton was an engrossing, larger-than-life Victorian figure, and Rice's splendid biography lays open a portrayal as dramatic, complicated, and compelling as the man himself.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. A New York Times best-seller when it was first published, Rice's biography is the gripping story of a fierce, magnetic, and brilliant man whose real-life accomplishments are the stuff of legend. Rice retraces Burton's steps as the first European adventurer to search for the source of the Nile; to enter, disguised, the forbidden cities of Mecca and Medina; and to travel through remote stretches of India, the Near East, and Africa. From his spying exploits to his startling literary accomplishments (the discovery and translation of the Kama Sutra and his seventeen-volume translation of Arabian Nights), Burton was an engrossing, larger-than-life Victorian figure, and Rice's splendid biography lays open a portrayal as dramatic, complicated, and compelling as the man himself.…

Hardback. Condition: Fair. A New York Times best-seller when it was first published, Rice's biography is the gripping story of a fierce, magnetic, and brilliant man whose real-life accomplishments are the stuff of legend. Rice retraces Burton's steps as the first European adventurer to search for the source of the Nile; to enter, disguised, the forbidden cities of Mecca and Medina; and to travel through remote stretches of India, the Near East, and Africa. From his spying exploits to his startling literary accomplishments (the discovery and translation of the Kama Sutra and his seventeen-volume translation of Arabian Nights), Burton was an engrossing, larger-than-life Victorian figure, and Rice's splendid biography lays open a portrayal as dramatic, complicated, and compelling as the man himself.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. A New York Times best-seller when it was first published, Rice's biography is the gripping story of a fierce, magnetic, and brilliant man whose real-life accomplishments are the stuff of legend. Rice retraces Burton's steps as the first European adventurer to search for the source of the Nile; to enter, disguised, the forbidden cities of Mecca and Medina; and to travel through remote stretches of India, the Near East, and Africa. From his spying exploits to his startling literary accomplishments (the discovery and translation of the Kama Sutra and his seventeen-volume translation of Arabian Nights), Burton was an engrossing, larger-than-life Victorian figure, and Rice's splendid biography lays open a portrayal as dramatic, complicated, and compelling as the man himself.…

Condition: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail.…

Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Facsimile of the original that does not show the print date. Water staining to jacket causing some wrinkling and discoloration. Slight slant to spine. No markings. Tight binding.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: New.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. blue pictorial c w/gilt titles; owner's initials; 222 clean, unmarked pages/index; Enlarged, Revised. Frontis (illustrator).

Hardback. Condition: Good+. Ex. Library Book, Cover Showing Wear; 219 pages. Illustrated by maps (illustrator).

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Boards have light wear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Condition: New. In English.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Maroon boards chipped at corners and tips, spine covered with thick black tape. Inside hinges reinforced with black tape. Pages are clean, no markings in text, binding sound Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: Slipcased. 2nd Edition. 168 pages : illustrations, portraits (chiefly color) ; 21 cm. ; acetate jacket in slipcase. Appendices with list of casualties and muster roll. Gift inscription on front free endpaper in blue ink. Jenkins BTB 37b : "One of the best books on Hood's Texas Brigade, this is also one of the best American war travel books. Davis presents a straightforward and altogether memorable account of the eventful march of the Hood unit ." A narrative by the chaplain to the 4th Texas Infantry, part of Hood's Texas brigade, with accounts of battles from May to December 1862: Eltham's Landing, Seven Pines, Gaines's Mill (Chickahominy River), Malvern Hill, Freeman's Ford, Manassas Station, Boonsboro Gap (South Mountain), Sharpsburg (Antietam), and Fredericksburg. Bauknight, Elizabeth Rice (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 37 pp. In English. Occasional wear & stains. Else good. Scarce. Patrick Meenan's copy & signed by him. Ex school lib. Signed by Author.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Pp.vi, 44, adverts.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. A clean, hardcover reprint in good condition; foxing at boards, edges and end papers, former owner's name on front end paper. No DJ, as issued. NOTE: Thick volume; no priority or overseas Amazon orders.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. In Stock.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. 1st. 10.75" x 6.5" steel engraving, engraved from a painting for the Ladies' Repository. [Rev. Rice was an eminent Methodist preacher, servnig the Methodist New York confrence for over 54 years]. steel b/w Engraving (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1948 Maroon boards with gold lettering . Illustrated Gold lettering on Spine. Bookplate onffep.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 403 pages. 8.00x5.25x1.01 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Brown paper covers are detached from stapled spine, age toned pages, 16 pp. Full refund if not satisfied.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 445 pages. 8.00x5.25x1.12 inches. In Stock.