A Secret Pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina Burton - Travel - Folio Society 2004 VGC

A Secret Pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina Burton - Travel - Folio Society 2004 VGC

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A Secret Pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina Burton - Travel - Folio Society 2004 VGC
Folio Society
Travel

A Secret Pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina

Richard F. Burton

£35.99
Edition year 2004
Printing year 2004
First edition Yes
Binding Buckram
Illustrator David Eccles
Weight 2 Kg
Pages 542
Dimensions 26 × 18.5 cm
Condition Very Good
Condition notes In very good overall condition. A few very small dents to the slipcase.

Edition details

A Secret Pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina by Richard F. Burton. Introduced by Tim Mackintosh-Smith. 26 pages of sepia photos. Map loosely inserted. Coloured page tops. Bound in light brown buckram, blocked with a black design by David Eccles. Black slipcase. 26x18.5cm. 542pp

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About the book

A Secret Pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina recounts the extraordinary journey of Richard Francis Burton, who travelled in disguise to the Islamic holy cities during the nineteenth century. Because access was forbidden to non-Muslims, the journey involved considerable personal risk. Burton's account combines adventure, observation and ethnography, describing customs, landscapes and religious practices encountered along the route.

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