The Guide-Book. A Pictorial Pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina. (Including Some of the More Remarkable Incidents in the Life of Mohammed, the Arab Lawgiver.)
BURTON, Sir Richard F.
Publication Date: 1865
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London: Printed for the Author by William Clowes & Sons. 1865. 8vo. Original green printed wrappers; pp. 58; wood-engraved portrait frontispiece of Burton; slight chipping to spine, minor dust-soiling, else a very good copy of this extremely scarce item, now housed in a purpose-made cloth box.First edition, exceedingly rare, of Sir Richard Burton's guide book to Mecca.The Guide-Book. A Pictorial Pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina was printed to accompany an exhibition of paintings at the Royal Polytechnic Institution to illustrate Burton's Pilgrimage to Mecca. The exhibition consisted of a 'Pictorial Representation' of Burton's pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina, showcasing 'dissolving views' painted mostly from Burton's original drawings. The text corrects errors he made in the 1855-56 account of his daring voyage, and describes the main rites connected with the Hajj, and the life, death and burial of Mohammed. - The pamphlet was presumably printed in small quantities and even in Penzer's opinion (Burton's bibliographer, writing in 1923) is "exceedingly rare".Penzer pp.76-7; Casada 39; WorldCat records only six copies. The last copy to appear at auction was sold in 2012 for PS11.200. Seller Inventory # 2104984
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Title: The Guide-Book. A Pictorial Pilgrimage to ...
Publication Date: 1865
Binding: Soft cover
Edition: 1st Edition
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