Large 8vo. xvi + 395 + (5) pp. + 30 + (1) pp ads. Illus. in b&w. Folding map. Publ. full, red cloth dec. Ends of spine worn, spine faded. Joints rubbed. Generally a little loose. Text-block very good.
Kommentar: Sir Richard F. Burton [1821-90] was an explorer, soldier, linguist, writer, anthropologist, and diplomat. This is the first of two he wrote on Midian, an ancient region east of the Gulf of Akaba, which at one time supported a flourishing society based on mining.