Inscribed by the author in Arabic
Falconry in the Valley of the Indus.
London, Van Voorst, 1852.
8vo. (16), 107, (1) pp. Tinted lithographed frontispiece and 3 plates, 8 pp. publisher's catalogue at end. Original cloth.
€ 25,000.00
First edition, "well written" (Harting).
Half-title inscribed by the author in Arabic: "To the accursed captain from his friend Mirza Abdullah" (as Burton styled himself during his travels). Below the inscription is a pencil drawing (not by Burton) of the author's head imposed onto the body of a cat walking across a roof, captioned beneath in English, in a different hand in ink: "a faithful sketch of the Author".
Spine-ends professionally repaired. Light foxing to plate margins, occasional spotting elsewhere.
References
Harting 66. Schwerdt I, 90. Penzer p. 41.
