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Rare Books
Rare Books
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Kirkpatrick reference: 1474 Description: 4 p., XIV leaves of plates: illustrations Imprint: Weimar : Bernhard Friedrich Voigt Contributor: Schirlitz, F.L., editor Ownership notes: Ms. annotations by Burton on the illustrated leaf insertion and the Catalogue. Correspondence and insertions: [4] page ms. letter to Lady Burton by H. Ellen Bishop, 13 July 1889. [3] page ms. letter to Burton by J.H. Angst, 9 May 1889. Postcard to Burton signed in Arabic [R.S. Charnock], 4 July 1884. Envelope addressed to Burton in Trieste with his annotations on verso. Clipping of a book review of Den Yngre Jernalders Svaerd from The Academy, 10 Aug. 1889; announcement of the publication of Fencing, Boxing, Wrestling; clipping of a short article on Mr. Burns' duelling challenge; clipping of an article titled "Fencing experts" from the New York Herald, Paris (Supplement), 9 Feb. 1890; article titled "Honneur aux armes, tribute paid by a French nobleman to American fencers" from the N.Y. Herald, 13 April 1889; review of "The sword of Argantyr: a dramatic cantata"; notice of a paper on Indonesian weapons. Folded illustrated plate showing soldiers, with Burton's ms. annotations. 16 pages of the Selections from the descriptive catalogue of swords, daggers, sword furniture, &c., in the Gilbertson colnection[sic], 1888.
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Kirkpatrick reference: 2291 Description: 44 p., [1] folded leaf of plate: map Imprint: London : Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts Ownership notes: Autograph: Richd. F. Burton. Extensive ms. annotations by Burton. Insertions: Clipping of an article titled "Icelandic travel. Exploration of Myrdals Yokull and Kotlugia", dated 10 Oct. 1874, laid in. Clipping of an article titled "The Icelandic Festival", dated 17 Aug. 1874, laid in.
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Kirkpatrick reference: 2261 Description: [2], 88, [12] p., [3] leaves of plates (2 folded): illustrations, maps Imprint: Salzburg Ownership notes: Autograph: R.F. Burton. Occasional ms. annotations by Burton. Insertions: Article titled "Einladung zur Theilnahme an der II. Versammlung österreichischer Anthropologen und Urgeschichtsforscher ...", with ms. annotations by Burton, laid in. Clipping of article titled "Oesterreichischer Anthropologen-Tag in Salzburg", dated 14 Aug. 1881, laid in.
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Kirkpatrick reference: 2243 Description: 12 p., [1] double leaf of plates: illustrations Imprint: Bologna : Fava e Garagnani Ownership notes: Autograph: Richard F. Burton. Correspondence: Ms. letter by Gozzadini to Burton, dated 24 Aug. 1881, laid in at front.
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Kirkpatrick reference: 1992 Description: iv, 72 pages Imprint: London : Harrison Ownership notes: Autograph on title page: R.F. Burton. Occasional ms. annotations by Burton. Insertions: Clipping of an image of carvings pasted on t.p. verso. Clipping of an article titled "Aden news-letter" pasted on page iii. Leaf with list of steamers leaving Bombay pasted on page 72.
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Kirkpatrick reference: 2212 Description: 61, [1] pages Imprint: [London] : William Mullan and Son Ownership notes: Autograph: R.F. Burton. Insertions: Clipping of an article titled "The Eastern question: Mr. E.A. Freeman's address", from The Western Times, 22 Nov. 1876, laid in. Clipping of an article quoting a speech by Freeman, from The Stroud journal, 3 Feb. 1877, laid in at end.
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