BURTON, Captain Sir Richard F.
A Mission to Gelele, King of Dahome.
Memorial Edition of Captain Sir Richard F. Burton's A Mission to Gelele, King of Dahome
London: Tylston and Edwards, 1893.
$750.00
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Item Number: RRB-148409
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Memorial edition of this mid-19th-century travel narrative by British explorer Richard Burton. Octavo, two volumes, bound in three-quarters morocco over cloth with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, tissue-guarded frontispiece, with appendices. In near fine condition.
A Mission to Gelele, King of Dahome by Richard F. Burton offers a detailed account of a British diplomatic and exploratory mission to the West African kingdom of Dahomey in 1863, focusing on the court of King Gelele. The narrative blends ethnographic observation with political commentary, documenting cultural practices, religious rituals, and military organization, including the famed Dahomean female warriors.
A Mission to Gelele, King of Dahome.
$750.00
In Stock
