BURTON, Richard Francis.

Falconry in the Valley of the Indus.

Stock Code 112619

London, Van Voorst, 1852

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One of only 500 copies. Rare: only 500 copies were printed. 'Burton's Falconry is today considered a classic, although it created little stir at the time of its appearance. Much in demand among collectors of Burtoniana, it is an intriguing excursion into a pastime which almost predictably appealed to a man of Burton's temperament. The work is set in Sind during 1845 and 1846, when Burton enjoyed many happy hours with the region's accomplished falconers' (Casada).

First edition, one of only 500 copies; 8vo; 4 lithograph plates including one by Wolf, original brown blind-stamped cloth gilt, a fine copy; xv, 107 pp.

Penzer 41; Casada 34.

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