Burton, Richard Francis

8vo (7 1/4 x 4 5/8 in.; 183 x 118 mm). Tinted lithographic frontispiece by Ford and West after Wolf, 3 tinted lithographic plates by Waterhouse Hawkins after McMullin; some foxing to plates and facing pages, lacking publisher's advertisements at end. Full green calf, covers decoratively ruled in blindstamp, gilt floral design to corners, inner dentelles gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled; recased with original leather laid on, corners bumped. 

Abbey, Travel 479; Penzer, p.41

FIRST EDITION of Burton's fourth and final book in a group relaying his experiences in India and the surrounding region.  In 1877, van Voorst wrote to Burton, noting that of the 500 copies published, 257 remained unsold, suggesting to the author that these be scrapped.