Dedication copy, inscribed by the author in Arabic

Burton, Sir Richard Francis. Falconry in the Valley of the Indus.

€ 25,000.00

First edition, "well written" (Harting).

Half-title inscribed in Arabic at head and with a pencil drawing of the author's head imposed on to the body of a cat walking across a roof, captioned beneath in ink: "a faithful sketch of the Author".

Spine-ends worn, soiled. Light foxing to plate margins, occasional spotting elsewhere.