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BURTON, SIR RICHARD F. The Gold-Mines of Midian and the Ruined Midianite Cities. A Fortnight's Tour in North-Western Arabia. Folding map. Ad leaf
BURTON, SIR RICHARD F. The Gold-Mines of Midian and the Ruined Midianite Cities. A Fortnight's Tour in North-Western Arabia. Folding map. Ad leaf at end. 8vo, original cloth, spine faded, with vertical crease, ends nicked, front hinge cracked, rear free endpaper loose. London, 1878
- Notes: first edition. Although his efforts at gold prospecting there were unsuccessful, Burton's reconnaissance of northwestern Arabia contributed significantly to geographical knowledge of the region. Penzer, pages 95-96; Hogarth, The Penetration of Arabia, pages 178-82.
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