Preface Grenfell Baker (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: in publisher's shrinkwrap. First Martino printing, Limited to 225. Mansfield, Connecticut: Maurizio Martino Publisher, 1994. Brand New in perfect condition. STILL SEALED in the publisher's clear plastic SHRINKWRAP. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. No date (but 1994, First Martino printing, "Strictly Limited to 225 Copies"). Reprint of the 1923 original. The standard Sir Richard Francis Burton bibliography. Completely describes Burton's first and subsequent editions through 1920. Excellent and extensive annotations place his writings in historical context, define the records of publication, and provide a great deal of little known biographical information on Burton. Illustrated with 24 plates, including a frontispiece portrait of him. Preface by F. Grenfell Baker. Jim Casada, in his 1990 AB article on Burton, called this "an essential guideÂ" Bound in the original gilt-stamped green cloth. First Martino printing, Limited to 225. Hardcover. New/in publisher's shrinkwrap. 8vo. xvi, 351pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.