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London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1855. Three volumes complete - Volume One - [7], viii-xiv, [3], 2-388pp; Volume Two - [5]-iv, [1]-426pp and Volume Three - [9]-x, [3], 2-448pp. Half calf and marbled paper over boards, later rebacked, raised bands, spine in six panels, title label to second panel, author/volume panel to third, 'Signet Library' lettered in gilt to first panel, remaining panels with central floral spray, covers with gilt device of the 'Society of Writers to the Signet' to centre, card endpapers. Rubbed to extremities, map to volume one a little grubby and creased, otherwise internally fairly bright and clean. With a frontispiece, folding map and two plates to the first volume; a frontispiece, two plans (one folding) and three plates to volume two and a half-title, frontispiece, folding plan and six plates to the third volume as called for, bound without the adverts. Penzer, pages 49-50; Ibrahim-Hilmy I:111 and Abbey 368. First Edition. Half…

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.