Manuscripts
Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. "Three Weeks in Egypt:" [report], A.MS.S. (94 p.), ([1882])
- Description
With autograph corrections and additions; very fragile -- handle carefully. Note: this original title lined out and replaced with: "Report After Going to Search for Palmer," in the hand of Isabel Burton. Published by Isabel Burton as Appendix H in her "The Life of Captain Sir Richd. F. Burton." Pencilled page numbers supplied by an earlier cataloger.
- Production date
- 1846-2003.
- Call number
- RFB 108
- Provenance
- Gift of Edwards H. Metcalf, October 1992. The bulk of the collection was acquired by Mr. Metcalf at two Sotheby's sales, in 1963 and 1965, featured the property of R.J.R. Arundell who had inherited them from Lady Burton. Smaller groups and individual items came from various booksellers in Britain and the United States, including Spink & Son, Ltd, Maggs Brothers, David Bickersteth, Howard S. Mott, III, John Shroeder, Argus Bookshop, David Magee Bookshop, Bennett & Marshall, Bertram Rota, and others. The collection of papers of A.R. Allinson was purchased from Robert W. Mann in 1979.
