first edition Hardcover
1881 · London
by Burton, Richard Francis, 1821-1890
London: W. H. Harrison, 1881. 1st ed. Hardcover. Very Good. frontis, 168p. Original red silky cloth, beveled edges, with gilt double border on front cover enclosing gilt lettering. Blind double border on back. 19 cm. Backstrip moderately faded. Light fraying at corner tips. About a dozen small spots on cover. All edges gilt. Bookplate (Burke Casari). 1883 signature of E. Berryman of the Oxford Mission Press and bookshop in Calcutta. Penzer's Burton Bibliography at page 106.
(Inventory #: 84961)