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Falconry in the Valley of the Indus.
by BURTON, Richard Francis
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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London, London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Van Voorst, 1852. . First edition, one of only 500 copies. 8vo, xv, 107 pp., 4 lithograph plates including one by Wolf, original brown blind-stamped cloth gilt, a fine copy.
Rare: only 500 copies were printed. 'Burton's Falconry is today considered a classic, although it created little stir at the time of its appearance. Much in demand among collectors of Burtoniana, it is an intriguing excursion into a pastime which almost predictably appealed to a man of Burton's temperament. The work is set in Sind during 1845 and 1846, when Burton enjoyed many happy hours with the region's accomplished falconers' (Casada).
Penzer 41; Casada 34.
Rare: only 500 copies were printed. 'Burton's Falconry is today considered a classic, although it created little stir at the time of its appearance. Much in demand among collectors of Burtoniana, it is an intriguing excursion into a pastime which almost predictably appealed to a man of Burton's temperament. The work is set in Sind during 1845 and 1846, when Burton enjoyed many happy hours with the region's accomplished falconers' (Casada).
Penzer 41; Casada 34.
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- Bookseller
- Shapero Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 112619
- Title
- Falconry in the Valley of the Indus.
- Author
- BURTON, Richard Francis
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, Van Voorst, 1852.
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