Books

London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1855. First edition, 8vo, 3 volumes, 3 folding maps, 13 lithograph plates (9 tinted, 5 chromos), plus 1 wood-engraved plate; original blue cloth lettered in gilt on spine, black ornamental borders on covers; spines a bit soiled and spine ends cracked with minor loss, adhesion mark along back gutter of volume II, volume III of slightly varying color; all else very good and sound, unrestored. Laid into vol. I is a 9-line autograph postcard signed by Burton in purple ink, and dated Trieste May 9, 1885, thanking Sir H. G. Glaisher for the order of "2 copies of my work. I am on the point of embarking for England when I shall at once print 5 vols." Abbey, Travel, 368; Penzer, pp. 43-50; Casada 53: "This is the best known of all of Burton's original works.

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.