"A New System of Sword Exercise for Infantry by Richard F. Burton, author of 'A System of Bayonet Exercises' (1853)". (London: William Clowes & Sons 1876.) Red cloth binding, gold lettering on front with crossed swords.
"Stone Talk [Greek word: LITHOPHONEMA]: being some of the marvellous sayings of a petral portion of Fleet Street, London, to one Dr Polyglott, PH.D". by Frank Baker, D.O.N. [“Richard Burton” in pencil underneath]. In verse.- A bitter satire on London social life. (London: Robert Hardwicke. 1865.) Inscription facing title page in Burton’s handwriting: “Justin H. McCarthy - with the best wishes of the author [Arabic: Hajji Abdullah].” Violet cloth binding.
"The First Four Chapters of Goa, and the Blue Mountains: or, Six Months of Sick Leave by Richard F. Burton, Lieut. Bombay Army. Author of a grammar of the Mooltanee language; Critical Remarks on Dr Dorn's Chrestomathy of the Pushtoo, or Afghan Dialect etc. etc. With the articles which recently appeared in the Madras Mail and Madras Times on the coming exposition at Goa, &c., with frontispiece". Extracts from the Madras Mail: Goa and the Goanese, parts 1 and 2 (publ. Oct. 6, 1890). Extracts from the Madras Times: No.1 - The Rise of the Jesuits (pub. Oct. 25, 1890); No.2 - Old Goa (pub. Nov. 4, 1890) and No.3 - Francis Xavier (pub. Nov. 15, 1890). London: 1851. (Madras: Higginbotham & Co.: 1890). "Booklet produced for an exposition [i.e. public display of the relics of the Saint for veneration] “proposed to be held in connection with the tomb of St Francis Xavier, in December next [1891]”.This event, the first such for many years, marked the beginning of regular decennial expositions.
"Ascent of the Congo River. Confidential Report printed for the Use of the Foreign Office, September 6, 1864. By Consul Burton of his Ascent of the Congo River in September, 1863". Unbound sheets. ‘Kensington Public Library. Burton’. Handwritten note ‘Withdrawn for exchange Herbert Jones 20.3.13.’
The Episode of Dona Ignez de Castro The Lusiads of Camoens, Canto III, stanzas 118-135. Printed by Harrison and Sons, St Martin's Lane, London (1879) for private circulation. Note with pamphlet: “This is an alternative translation by Burton: privately printed It is very rare.”
The Kasidah (couplets) of Haji Abdu a1-Yazdi. A Lay of the Higher Law translated and annotated by his friend and pupil, F.B. by Captain Sir Richard F. Burton, KCMG, FRGS&c. 1880. London: Privately printed. First edition, first issue. Stiff light yellow paper covers with half-title in black. Found within the pamphlet is an advertsiement for The Kasidah - printed sheet. Note with the book "Kasidah [ ] N.T. 1880" "first edition", "privately printed..."
The Kasidah, first edition, second issue. Stiff light yellow paper with half title and three lines of Arabic script in black. Inscribed on front cover: “Harrison Veevers 1885.” Note on separate slip “Title page added and printed (sic) later by Quaritch.” Page block breaking up.
“Three Sonnets of Camoens” – Nos II, LXX, LXXXIII. Single sheet. Headed by note from Burton to unnamed addressee. Printed sheet.
“Lusiads” - Burton's translation: prospectus. Single sheet with decorated border top and left margins. In addition to the Lusiads, the prospectus also advertises Burton's ‘Life of Camoens’ and his translation of Camoens’ ‘Lyricks’.
Two items:
Remains of Buildings in Midian (read on December 16, 1878). Trans. Roy. Inst. of British Architects 1878-79; Paper: Vol. No.4, pp. 61-80. Very fragile.
Remains of Buildings in Midian (read on December 16, 1878). Trans. Roy. Inst. of British Architects 1878-79; Discussion: Vol. No.5, pp. 81-84. [P. 234]. Very fragile.