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xv, 418; v, 422 pp. Blue pebble cloth binding, all edges gilt. Minor darkening to the spine and rubbing to the edges, otherwise bright. Owners name in ink and portrait of Burton pasted to the front endpapers of the first volume, with book plates to both volumes. Minor occasional spotting and pencil marks. Illustrated throughout with folding maps and colour chromolithographs plates. A handsome pair. Small 8vo.

A travel narrative by Richard F Burton detailing his journey to the Islamic cities of Medina and Mecca, which were typically off-limits to non-Muslims, achieved under disguise as a Muslim pilgrim.