1872 Unexplored Syria: Visits to the Libanus, the Tulul El Safa, the Anti-Libanus, the Northern Libanus, and the Alah
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First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding
The first edition. Complete in two volumes. In the publisher's original, full, cloth binding. Volume one has a frontispiece, eight vignette illustrations, ten folding plates and one large folding map. Collated complete. Volume two has a frontispiece, eleven full page plates, twelve vignette illustrations and one folding map. Collated complete. An interesting account of the culture, land and history of Syria, written from the personal travel experience of Richard F. Burton and Charles F. Tyrwhitt-Drake. Richard Francis Burton was a classic British explorer, writer and orientalist scholar. He is best known for documenting his journey to Mecca, undertaken in disguise, at a time when non-Muslims were strictly forbidden. He was a captain in the East India Company, and a member of the Royal Geographical Society, through which he became the first European to have seen Lake Tanganyika in Africa. Charles F. Tyrwhitt-Drake was a naturalist, archeologist and linguist. He is best known for his work with the Palestine Exploration Fund, where he investigated the Hama inscriptions. Burton described Tyrwhitt-Drake as his, 'inseparable companion' during their travels. The half title pages are present. Each volume has a bookplate for, 'Richmond College Surrey', to the front paste-down.
Condition
In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally, a trifle rubbed. Shelf wear to the edges. Cracks to the lower joints of both volumes. Spines are frayed and darkened. Small ink inscription to the lower spine of both volumes. Fraying and loss to the upper spine of volume one. Marks to the boards. Cockling to the front board of volume one. Hinges strained but still firm. Rear hinge of volume one is weak. Chipping and light marks to the front free endpapers. Bookplate and marks to the front paste-down of both volumes. Internally, binding strained. The frontispiece in volume one is loosening, but still attached. Pages generally bright and clean with some light age-toning to the edges and some scattered spots, particularly towards the front and rear of the books. Numerous pages are uncut in volume two. Small closed tear of about half an inch to page 112 of volume two.
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