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Burton, Richard

Richard Burton was a British explorer, geographer, translator, writer, spy, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnographer, ethnologist, linguist, poet, fencer, Freemason, and diplomat. Amongst other things. A man who made 'Boy's Own' look faintly pedestrian.
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1860 The Lake Regions of Central AfricaLondon: 1860A finely bound, first edition, second impression of this account of Richard Burton's nineteenth century explorations of the African Great Lakes. Charmingly illustrated, with chromoxylographs plates throughout.
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1863 Wanderings in West Africa from Liverpool to Fernando PoLondon: 1863An exceptionally bright copy of the two volume first edition of Burton's account of his explorations in West Africa.
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1860 2vol The Lake Regions of Central Africa Richard F Burton Illus First Ed ColourLondon: 1860A finely bound copy of the first edition of this account of Richard Burton's tantalising nineteenth century explorations of the African Great Lakes. Charmingly illustrated, with chromoxylographs.
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1893-94 The Memorial Edition of the Works of Sir Richard BurtonLondon: 1893-94A striking illustrated set of the collected works of noted traveller Sir Richard Burton, a complete set edited by his wife.
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1893-94 The Memorial Edition of The Works of Captain Sir Richard F. BurtonLondon: 1893-94The Memorial Edition of four works by Captain Sir Richard F. Burton in seven volumes, copiously illustrated throughout with plates and folding maps.
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1873 The Lands of Cazembe: Lacerda's Journey to Cazembe in 1798London: 1873A handsomely bound copy of Richard F. Burton's translated work on Portuguese travels to remote Africa, including the original folding map of the voyage.
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1993-2002 The Source of the Nile; Captain Cook's Voyages 1768-1779; Into the Dark Continent The Travels of Henry Morton StanleyLondon: 1993-2002A wonderfully presented collection depicting the travel and exploration of Captain Cook, Henry Morton Stanley and Richard Burton.
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1873 The Lands of CazembeLondon: 1873A fascinating work on Portuguese travels to remote Africa, including the original large folding map of the voyage.