[BURTON, Francis, Sir (1821-1890)]. The Anthropological Review. Numerous extracted articles by Burton, bound with an ALS. Lot 57

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[BURTON, Francis, Sir]. The Anthropological Review. Numerous extracted articles by Burton, with an ALS.

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[BURTON, Francis, Sir (1821-1890)]. The Anthropological Review. Numerous extracted articles by Burton, bound with an ALS.

Numerous extracts of articles bound together, 8vo. Articles by Burton appearing in the 1863 issues of The Anthropological Review, occasionally bound with original wrappers or title-pages. Provenance: H. Bradley Martin (sold his sale, Sotheby's New York, 14 June 1990, Lot 3439).

[Tipped in:] BURTON, Richard Francis, Sir. Autograph letter signed ("R. F. Burton"), to Richard OWEN (1804-1892), English Biologist and Paleontologist. Trieste, August 12, n.y. 4 pages, 12mo, on a bifolium. Regarding shell fragments from Egypt which Burton has brought back to Engalnd.

[The above bound with:] OWEN, Richard. "Contributions to the Ethnology of Egypt." Extracted from: The Journal of Anthropology. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY OWEN: "With the author's sincere esteem" -- CAMERON, V. Lovett. "Burton as I Knew Him." Extracted from: Fortnightly Review, December 1890.

Property from the Collection of Robert S. Brown, Cincinnati, Ohio

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