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BURTON, Richard Francis; TYRWHITT DRAKE, Charles F.

Unexplored Syria.

Visits to the Libanus, the Tulul El Safa, the Anti-Libanus, the Northern Libanus, and the 'Alah.

Stock Code
105078
London, Tinsley, 1872
£2,750

Burton was Consul at Damascus from 1865-1871. During that period Tyrwhitt-Drake went to Syria as a representative of the Palestine Exploration Fund, but for some reason he left the Fund, and he and Burton continued the exploration of Syria and Lebanon on their own. This work is not a continuous narrative of their travels but consists of articles by Burton, Tyrwhitt-Drake, Isabel Burton and others. The plates include shells, plants, and Burton's collection of anthropological materials from the Holy Land (skulls etc.) The text contains catalogues of these materials.

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Description

First edition, first issue. 2 vols, 8vo, half-titles to both volumes, xx, 360; viii, 400 pp., two lithographed frontispieces, folding map sometime laid-down on fine linen with old green morocco title label, in pocket at end (neat repair to pocket), 25 lithographed plates, 11 folding, including 10 calligraphic plates lithographed in brown, original mustard cloth, covers ruled in black enclosing lettering, spines lettered in black, tiny closed tear to head of rear joint vol. i, light discolouration, a very copy.

Bibliography

Blackmer 247; Casada 68; Penzer p.85-8.

Stock ID:105078

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