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RICHARD F BURTON (1821-90) English explorer and orientalist; made pilgrimage to Mecca (1853) disg...

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RICHARD F BURTON (1821-90) English explorer and orientalist; made pilgrimage to Mecca (1853) disg...
RICHARD F BURTON (1821-90) English explorer and orientalist; made pilgrimage to Mecca (1853) disguished as Pathan, which he described in "Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Mecca" (1855-56); with Speke, explored Somaliland (1854), described in "First Footsteps in East Africa" (1856); visited Salt Lake City (1860) and described Brigham Young and the Mormons in "City of Saints" (1861). ALS, "Richd F Burton", 1p, Oct 28 (ny), 8vo, Athenaeum Club embossed stationery, to author and mountaineer Henry Schutz Wilson. "...A thousand thanks for the list which is exactly what is wanted. I foresee that we should do good work together..." VG. $400-600