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London: Tylston and Edwards, 1893.. Memorial edition. 2 vols. 8vo. (21 x 13.5 cm). pp.xxviii+[ii]+436; xii+[ii]+479. Publisher's original black cloth, sides decorated with gilt vignettes, spines lettered in gilt, black-coated endpapers, top edges dyed red. In total 47 plates including frontispiece to each album, the majority litohgraphic plates (either tinted or full colour), and folding map illustrating Burton's route. Ex libris Stanley Baldwin with his bookplate to front pastedowns (Fructus Laboris Nostri). Some light rubbing to extremities of spine, some minor signs of damp to boards, contents clean and unmarked save for some light occasional spotting, generally a very good set. First published in 1855-56, this the memorial edition, created by Isabel Burton in honour of her husband's expansive work and extended oeuvre. Ms Burton had hoped to continue on with the project, publishing many more of Burton's writings, but the seven volumes which she did publish were the only ones…

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.