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Mansfield Centre, CT, Martino Pub., 2005. Documents in English, French, or Italian. Originally published London, Clayton & Co. [1872?]. Government report on Richard Burton's troubled tenure and recall as Consul in Damascus. Published for Foreign Office use, not to be distributed. Burton's appointment to Damascus as Consul had been immediately controversial. Many of the behind-the-scenes negotiations among his enemies were supposedly unknown to him until later. Even before he had arrived from South America, Sir Henry Elliot, the British ambassador at Constantinople, had written to the Home Office that among ruling circles in Damascus Burton's appointment was viewed with apprehension and that undesirable consequences were feared. In fact Burton did encounter problems and was recalled. This Foreign Office publication is a record of his tenure and recall as Consul. Penzer p. 216. Extremely scarce; no copies located in U.S. libraries. Hard Cover. 141 pages, 28.5 cm. Fine, new from publisher. Stock#42464x.
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- Title The Case of Captain Burton, Late H.B.M's Consul at Damascus
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- Date 2005
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Martino Publishing, Mansfield Centre, 2005 reprint of 1872? first edition. Cloth, 4to,. 141 pp. From the publisher's description of the item reprinted: "Extremely scarce government report on Richard Burton's troubled tenure and recall as Consul in Damascus. Published for Foreign office use, and not to be distributed. No copies located in U.S. libraries. Burton's appointment to Damascus as Consul had been immediately controversial. Many of the behind-the-scenes negotiations among his enemies were supposedly unknown to him until later. Even before he had arrived from South America, Sir Henry Elliot, the British ambassador at Constantinople, had written to the Home Office that among the ruling circles in Damascus Burton's appointment was viewed with apprehension and that 'undesirable consequences' were feared. In fact, Burton did encounter problems and was recalled. This Foreign Office publications is a record of his tenure and recall as Consul. Extremely scarce. Penzer p.…
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Martino Publishing, Mansfield Centre, 2005 reprint of 1872? first edition. Cloth, 4to,. 141 pp. From the publisher's description of the item reprinted: "Extremely scarce government report on Richard Burton's troubled tenure and recall as Consul in Damascus. Published for Foreign office use, and not to be distributed. No copies located in U.S. libraries. Burton's appointment to Damascus as Consul had been immediately controversial. Many of the behind-the-scenes negotiations among his enemies were supposedly unknown to him until later. Even before he had arrived from South America, Sir Henry Elliot, the British ambassador at Constantinople, had written to the Home Office that among the ruling circles in Damascus Burton's appointment was viewed with apprehension and that 'undesirable consequences' were feared. In fact, Burton did encounter problems and was recalled. This Foreign Office publications is a record of his tenure and recall as Consul. Extremely scarce. Penzer p.…
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Mansfield Centre/West Vancouver: Martino Publishing/Voyager Press Rare Books/Wayfarer's Bookshop, 2005. Soldier, translator, linguist, African explorer, adventurer, philo-Arabist and anti-Semite. Burton (1821-1890) was always controversial; here is the Foreign Office report on his recall as Consul to Damascus. First printed in 1872 by Clayton and Company. This is a Fine copy of a facsimile edition. Blue cloth binding with gilt titling on the spine. Clean text; 141 pages. No dustjacket; in an archival plastic protector.. Facsimile Edition. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Martino Publishing. Used - Like New. 2005. Mul Facsimile of 1872 edition. Cloth, 8vo, 141 pp., illustrated. Fine. (Subject: Islam.)
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