British explorer, adventurer, diplomat, and author (1821-1890) best known for such exploits as sneaking, in disguise, into the forbidden city of Mecca and for his unexpurgated translations of the Kama Sutra and The Book of One Thousands Nights and a Night [The Arabian Nights]. Desirable seven-volume set: The Memorial Edition of the Works of Captain Sir Richard F. Burton, published in London by Tylston and Edwards, 1893-1894. The set includes: Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah (two volumes); A Mission to Gelele, King of Dahome (two volumes); Vikram and the Vampire; and First Footsteps in East Africa (two volumes). All hardcovers bound in the original black cloth with gilt decorations on front boards and gilt titles on spine. Overall book condition: VG/None, with edgewear and minor chipping to spine heads.
