Burton (Richard Francis) Library Manuscripts Collection

Manuscripts - Volumes

Box 1

Anonymous - Sa'di. RBL 1 - 6

Anonymous. [History of the Funj dynasty of Nubia and the Sudan, from the foundation of the dynasty by 'Amára in 915 A.H. (1509 A.D.): Arabic text], 1 vol., ([1878]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 2540. RBL 1

Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. "Akhlák i Hindi, or, a translation of the Hindústání version of Pilpay's fables:" [autograph draft], 1 vol., (1847), Bombay (India). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 104a. RBL 2

Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. "Akhlák i Hindi, or, a translation of the Hindústání version of Pilpay's fables:" [typewritten draft], 1 vol., (1847), Bombay (India). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 104b. RBL 3

Háfiz, Shírází. [Ghazala, or Persian poems of Háfiz: Persian text], 1 vol., ([before 1890 Oct.]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 2548. RBL 4

Scope and Contents

Cataloger's Note: this manuscript belonged to Semuil-li-Arzani, a friend of Adam Clark, in 1810.

Ross, William Alexander. "On Pyrology or Fire Chemistry," 1 vol., (1872), London (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 2549. RBL 5

Scope and Contents

Note: leather binding damaged and fragile -- please handle carefully.

Sa'di, Shírázi. [Gulistán: Persian text], 1 vol., ([before 1890 Oct.]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 2550. RBL 6

Scope and Contents

Note: inscribed to Richard Burton by John Lentaigne, Aug. 22, 1870. Significant amount of insect damage; leather binding damaged and fragile -- please handle carefully.

Box 2

Shibáb - Vigeant; Unidentified. RBL 7 - 10

Shibáb al-Dín Ahmad ibn 'Abd al-Qádir. [Shiháb al-Dín's account of the conquest of Abyssinia by Ahmad Grân in the Sixteenth century, known as 'Fath al-habashah': Arabic text], 1 vol., ([before 1890 Oct.]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 2551. RBL 7

Scope and Contents

Note: significant amount of insect and water damage; leather binding very fragile -- please handle carefully.

Turnbull, H---- T---- L----. [On the processes which have taken place during the formation of the volcanic rocks of Iceland -- On the intimate connection between the pseudo-volcanic phenomena of Iceland: autograph draft], 2 vols., (1861). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 2552. RBL 8

Scope and Contents

Note: first volume contains pages 1-69, and the second volume pages 70-82. With autograph notes by Richard Burton. First volume with a damaged spine and water damage -- handle carefully.

Vigeant, F----. La Bibliographie de l'escrime ancienne et moderne …[printed], 1 vol., (1882). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 4. RBL 9

Scope and Contents

Note: pages uncut. Also enclosed: clipping from "St. James's Budget," Nov. 17, 1882. Old Waverley binding removed to Ephemera. In French.

[-----]. [Transliteration & translation of the Great Nebuchad Nezzar inscription: Vol. 1…], 1 vol., ([before 1890 Oct.]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 2544. RBL 10

Scope and Contents

Also enclosed: printed pamphlet "Address of Lord Talbot de Malahide On His Inauguration As President of the Royal Irish Academy," Apr. 9, 1866. Cover damaged.

Box 3

Unidentified; Printed Material & Ephemera. RBL 11 - 17 [-----].

[Zayn al Asnán, and Aladdin: Arabic text], 1 vol., ([before 1888]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 2547. RBL 11

Scope and Contents

Note: with autograph notes by Richard Burton & Hermann Zotenberg; also letter from Zotenberg to Burton, Apr. 3, 1888, laid into volume. Water damage and spine damage; very fragile -- handle carefully. Cataloger's Note: original manuscript in the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris.

Printed Material: Catalogue & Price Lists, (8 pieces), ([before 1890 Oct.]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 12

Printed Material: Clippings & pamphlet, (18 pieces), ([before 1890 Oct.]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 13

Scope and Contents

Note: Richard Burton's autograph notes on many of the pieces. Many of the clippings from Henry Romeike Clipping Service.

Printed Material: Clippings, pamphlets, cards & illustrations, (35 pieces), ([before 1890 Oct.]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 3. RBL 14

Scope and Contents

Note: Richard Burton's autograph notes on many of the pieces.

Printed Material: Clippings from Periodicals, (23 pieces), ([before 1890 Oct.]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 15

Printed Material: Iron Journal & "Jahres-Bericht der Handels-Kammer des Kreises Solingen," (3 pieces), (1873-1881). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 16

Ephemera: B. J. Kirkpatrick: autograph notes, two Waverley Novels bindings, cloth cover from Book of the Sword material, box lid with list of contents (26 pieces), ([before 1978]). RBL 17

Scope and Contents

Note: the enclosed comes from various original boxes & volumes in the collection.

Box 4

Arabian Nights: Vols. 3-5. RBL 18 - 19

[-----]. [ Arabian Nights: Vols. 3-4: photograph of the manuscript; Arabic text], 1 vol., ([ca. 1887]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 2546. RBL 18

Scope and Contents

Note: with a letter from W. H. Chandler to Isabel Burton, Aug. 27, 1887, pasted into front of volume. With Richard Burton's autograph annotations. With much water damage, binding has come loose, very fragile -- please handle carefully. Cataloger's Note: original manuscript is in the Bodleian Library (MS. Bodl. Or. 550-6).

[-----]. [ Arabian Nights: Vols. 4-5: photograph of the manuscript; Arabic text], 1 vol., ([ca. 1887]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 2546. RBL 19

Scope and Contents

Note: with Richard Burton's autograph annotations. With much water damage, binding has come loose, very fragile -- please handle carefully.

Box 5

Arabian Nights: Vols. 5-7. RBL 20 - 21

[-----]. [ Arabian Nights: Vols. 4-5: photograph of the manuscript; Arabic text], 1 vol., ([ca. 1887]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 2546. RBL 20

Scope and Contents

Note: with Richard Burton's autograph annotations. With much water damage, binding has come loose, very fragile -- please handle carefully.

[-----]. [ Arabian Nights: Vols. 6-7: photograph of the manuscript; Arabic text], 1 vol., ([ca. 1887]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 2546. RBL 21

Scope and Contents

Note: with Richard Burton's autograph annotations. With much water damage, binding has come loose, very fragile -- please handle carefully.

Manuscripts - Folders

Box 6

Abbott - Burton, R. F. (Adjutant - Book of the Sword Vol. I). RBL 22 - 27

Abbott, James, Sir, 1807-1896. "Narrative of a Journey from Heraut to Khiva…:" Vol. II, Appendix, pp. 1xx-1xxxviii: [autograph copy], MS. (20 p.), ([ca. 1883]?). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 22

Scope and Contents

Note: copied out in an unknown hand.

[Abbott, James, Sir, 1807-1896]. "Processes of Working the Damascus Blade of Goojrat:" [autograph copy], MS. (12 p.), ([ca. 1883]?). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 23

Scope and Contents

Note: copied out in an unknown hand; with a few autograph notes by Richard Burton. Cataloger's Note: printed in the "Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal," Vol. 16, page 1, Jan.-June, 1847.

Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. Adjutant-General's Office: Infantry Sword Exercise, Revised Edition: [signed & annotated by Burton], 1 vol., (40 p.), ([1842]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 4. RBL 24

Scope and Contents

Note: portions of some pages cut out.

Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. The Book of the Sword : Vol. I: [research material: autograph notes & printed material], A.MS. & printed (12 pieces), (1862-1883). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 4. RBL 25

Scope and Contents

Note: also includes notes by R. S. Charnock. Cataloger's Note: originally enclosed, old binding from The Waverley Novels; now cataloged in Ephemera.

Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. The Book of the Sword : Vol. I: [research material: autograph notes & printed material], A.MS. & printed (95 p.), ([before 1884]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 3. RBL 26

Scope and Contents

Note: also includes notes by Yacoub Artin Bey and some illustrations; many blank pages.

Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. The Book of the Sword : Vol. I: [research material: autograph notes & printed material], A.MS.S. & printed (140 p.), ([before 1884]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 3. RBL 27

Scope and Contents

Note: also includes notes by R. S. Charnock, M. G. Mattilich, and some illustrations.

Box 7

Burton, R. F. (Book of the Sword Vols. I-III - Highlands). RBL 28 - 33

[Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890]. The Book of the Sword : Vol. I: [research material: autograph notes & printed material], A.MS. & printed (123 p.), ([before 1884]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 3. RBL 28

Scope and Contents

Note: also includes notes by R. S. Charnock and in an unknown hand; includes some illustrations.

Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. "The Book of the Sword:" Vols. II-III: [research material: autograph notes & printed material], A.MS. & printed (137 p.), ([before 1890 Oct.]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 29

Scope and Contents

Note: includes some illustrations. Cataloger's Note: Burton began researching these volumes before his death but the two volumes were never finished; Volume II was to cover the Mediaeval period and Volume III the Modern Schools (Lovell, p. 661).

[Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890]. "The Book of the Sword:" Vols. II-III: [research material: autograph notes & printed material], A.MS. & printed (86 p.), ([before 1890 Oct.]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 30

Scope and Contents

Note: includes notes in a different hand and some illustrations.

[Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890]. "The Book of the Sword:" Vols. II-III: [research material: autograph notes & printed material], A.MS. & printed (107 p.), ([before 1890 Oct.]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Boxes 2-4. RBL 31

Scope and Contents

Note: includes notes in a different hand and some illustrations.

[Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890]. [The Book of the Sword: Vols. II-III: research material: autograph notes & printed material], A.MS. & printed (98 p.), ([before 1890 Oct.]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Boxes 2-4. RBL 32

Scope and Contents

Note: includes some illustrations.

[Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890]. [ The Highlands of the Brazil : Volume 2: page 411: early draft], A.MS. (2 p.), ([1868]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 5. RBL 33

Scope and Contents

On verso: drawings of inscriptions and autograph notes in a different hand pasted onto page with Burton's notes. Cataloger's Note: for a printed version of this page please see Chap. XXVII, pages 426-427 (London: Tinsley Brothers, 1869).

Box 8

Burton, R. F. (Selected - Sentiment). RBL 34 - 35(6)

Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. "Selected System of Fencing:" [autograph notes & early drafts], A.MS.S. (209 p.), ([1886]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 108. RBL 34

Scope and Contents

Also enclosed: clippings, printed material, notes & illustration in another hand (6 pieces). Note: divided into ten separate gatherings, original paper covers very fragile; both front and back covers have been removed and placed in a mylar sleeve -- please do not remove from mylar.

Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. "The Sentiment of the Sword. A Country-House Dialogue: First Evening-Second Evening:" [early draft], A.MS.S. (87 p.), ([before 1890 Oct.]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 1. RBL 35(1)

Scope and Contents

Note: includes some illustrations; some pages in other hands. Cataloger's Notes: this manuscript was left unfinished at the time of Burton's death. In 1911, it was edited, with notes, by A. Forbes Sieveking and published by Horace Cox; originally published in The Field.

Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. "The Sentiment of the Sword. A Country-House Dialogue: Third Evening-Fourth Evening:" [early draft], A.MS.S. (65 p.), ([before 1890 Oct.]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 1. RBL 35(2)

Scope and Contents

Note: includes someillustrations.

Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. "The Sentiment of the Sword. A Country-House Dialogue: Fifth Evening-Sixth Evening:" [early draft], A.MS.S. (59 p.), ([before 1890 Oct.]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 1. RBL 35(3)

Scope and Contents

Note: includes some illustrations and one printed clipping; one page in another hand.

Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. "The Sentiment of the Sword. A Country-House Dialogue: Seventh Evening-Eighth Evening:" [early draft], A.MS.S. (61 p.), ([before 1890 Oct.]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 1. RBL 35(4)

Scope and Contents

Note: includes some illustrations.

Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. "The Sentiment of the Sword. A Country-House Dialogue: Ninth Evening-Conclusion:" [early draft], A.MS.S. (33 p.), ([before 1890 Oct.]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 1. RBL 35(5)

Scope and Contents

Note: includes some illustrations.

Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. "The Sentiment of the Sword. A Country-House Dialogue: Appendix:" [early draft], A.MS.S. (32 p.), ([before 1890 Oct.]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 1. RBL 35(6)

Scope and Contents

Note: two separate gatherings titled "Appendix," including "The Fencing School (Ancient and Modern)" and "The Manchette or Forearm Play;" includes some illustrations and pages in another hand. Also enclosed: printed receipt from The Field to A. Forbes Sieveking, Apr. 12, 1910 (1 p.). Cataloger's Note: this material not included in Sieveking's printed version of 1911; material might have been intended for use in "The Book of the Sword" Vols. II-III.

Box 9

Burton, R. F. (To the Gold Coast). RBL 36(1) - 36(5)

Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890 and Verney Lovett Cameron, 1844-1894. To the Gold Coast…: A Personal Narrative: Preface - Chap. V: [early draft], A.MS.S. (184 p.), ([1882]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 106. RBL 36(1)

Scope and Contents

Note: pencilled page numbers: 1-108. Some notes and charts written in different hands; some pages very fragile -- please handle carefully.

Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890 and Verney Lovett Cameron, 1844-1894. To the Gold Coast…: A Personal Narrative: Chap. XI-VIII: [early draft], A.MS.S. (143 p.), ([1882]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 106. RBL 36(2)

Scope and Contents

Note: pencilled page numbers: 109-197. Includes some clippings and printed material; some pages very fragile -- please handle carefully.

Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890 and Verney Lovett Cameron, 1844-1894. To the Gold Coast…: A Personal Narrative: Chap. IX-XI: [early draft], A.MS.S. (196 p.), ([1882]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 106. RBL 36(3)

Scope and Contents

Note: pencilled page numbers: 198-310. Some pages very fragile -- please handle carefully.

Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890 and Verney Lovett Cameron, 1844-1894. To the Gold Coast…: A Personal Narrative: Chap. XII-XV: [early draft], A.MS.S. (178 p.), ([1882]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 106. RBL 36(4)

Scope and Contents

Note: pencilled page numbers: 311-419. Some pages very fragile -- please handle carefully.

Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890 and Verney Lovett Cameron, 1844-1894. To the Gold Coast…: A Personal Narrative: Chap. XVI-XIX: [early draft], A.MS.S. (147 p.), ([1882]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 106. RBL 36(5)

Scope and Contents

Note: pencilled page numbers: 420-501. Includes A.N.S. from Cameron and notes from Edward L. McCarthy; some pages very fragile -- please handle carefully.

Box 10

Burton - Wilkinson; Unidentified. RBL 36(6) - 45

Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890 and Verney Lovett Cameron, 1844-1894. To the Gold Coast…: A Personal Narrative: Chap. XX-XXIV: [early draft], A.MS.S. (143 p.), ([1882]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 106. RBL 36(6)

Scope and Contents

Note: pencilled page numbers: 502- 601. Includes notes and charts written in a different hand; some pages very fragile -- please handle carefully.

Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890 and Verney Lovett Cameron, 1844-1894. To the Gold Coast…: A Personal Narrative: Appendix I-III: [early draft], A.MS.S. (116 p.), ([1882]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 106. RBL 36(7)

Scope and Contents

Note: pencilled page numbers: 602- 675. Final page in a different hand; some pages very fragile -- please handle carefully.

Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890 and Verney Lovett Cameron, 1844-1894. To the Gold Coast…: A Personal Narrative: [Burton's pen drawing pasted down on inside of front marbled cover], A.MS.S. (1 p.), (1882, Mar. 28). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 106. RBL 36(8)

Scope and Contents

Note: drawing with Burton's autograph notes in pencil; also enclosed: printed item. Please do not remove items from mylar.

[Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890]. [Translations from the poems of Hāfiz of Shīrāz], A.MS. (17 p.), ([ca. 1875]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 105. RBL 37

Scope and Contents

Note: bound in marble covers; with page of autograph notes pasted down on inside of front cover. Remainder of pages blank.

Charnock, Richard Stephen, 1820-1904 or 5. "The Boy's King Arthur:" [summary & research notes], A.MS.S. (19 p.), (1884, July 16), Thornton Heath (Surrey, Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 5. RBL 38

Scope and Contents

With envelope.

[Foster, Frederick W.]. [List of books on maps and voyages], A.MS. (4 p.), ([before 1890 Oct.]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 5. RBL 39

Scope and Contents

Note: mainly in Spanish; fragile, handle carefully -- please do not remove from mylar.

[Foster, Frederick W.]. [List of books on swords and fencing; mainly published in Spanish], A.MS. (55 p.), ([1884, Nov. 25]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 2542. RBL 40

Wilkinson & Son. [List of swords & prices], A.MS. (1 p.), (1875, Oct. [26]), London (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 41

Scope and Contents

Note: water damaged, very fragile -- please do not remove from mylar.

[-----]. [African language - English vocabulary list], MS. (25 p.), ([before 1890 Oct.]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 2541. RBL 42

Scope and Contents

Note: copied out in an unknown hand; with annotations and corrections by Richard Burton.

[-----]. Arabian Nights: [stories from the Arabian Nights], MS. (18 p.), ([before 1890 Oct.]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 2545. RBL 43

Scope and Contents

Note: in Arabic; copied out in an unknown hand. With annotations and corrections by Richard Burton.

[-----]. ["Book of the Sword:" misc. research notes], MS. (51 p.), ([ca. 1883]?). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Boxes 2-4. RBL 44

Scope and Contents

Note: autograph notes from several sources, includes notes from R. S. Charnock.

[-----]. [Prescription notebook], MS. (15 p.), ([before 1890 Oct.]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 2543. RBL 45

Scope and Contents

Note: bound notebook. First pages in an unknown hand, then a few pages with Richard Burton's notes; majority of pages blank.

Manuscripts - Drawings

Box 11

Drawings, Illustrations & Printed Material. RBL 46 - 53

[-----]. "Armures et Vetements Indiens du Brezil: [illustrations], 1 drawing: color, ([before 1890 Oct.]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 1. RBL 46

Scope and Contents

Note: damaged -- torn into two pieces and very fragile; handle carefully.

[-----]. The Book of the Sword: Vol. I: [swords] "From Major-General Pitt-River's Collection, South Kensington Museum," 2 drawings: color, ([1883]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 3. RBL 47

Scope and Contents

Note: with Richard Burton's autograph notes. Both drawings damaged & fragile -- please do not remove from mylar.

[-----]. The Book of the Sword: [Vol. I: ink and pencil drawings and illustrations], (48 pieces), ([1883]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 3. RBL 48

Scope and Contents

Note: with Richard Burton's autograph notes.

[-----]. The Book of the Sword: [Vol. II-III: illustration], 1 drawing: B&W, ([before 1890 Oct.]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 3. RBL 49

Scope and Contents

Note: with Richard Burton's autograph notes.

[-----]. The Book of the Sword: [Vol. II-III: pen drawings and printed illustrations], (50 pieces), ([before 1890 Oct.]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 3. RBL 50

[Hutton, Frank]. North Borneo: [illustration & extract], MS. (1 p.), (1885). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 4. RBL 51

Scope and Contents

Note: with Richard Burton's autograph notes.

[-----]. [Swords], 1 drawing: B&W, ([1883]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 2539. RBL 52

Scope and Contents

Note: in pencil.

Fergusson, Alexander, 1830-1892. [Swords], 1 drawing: color, (1884, Apr. 26), Edinburgh (Scot.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 5. RBL 53

Scope and Contents

Originally attached: copy of an extract of a letter from David, 11th Earl of Buchan, to Sir Brooke Boothby, Sep. 17, 1814 (2 p.).

Correspondence and catalogues

Box 12

Correspondence - Artin - Latham. RBL 54 - 98

Artin, Yacoub, 1842-1919. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (4 p.), (1881, Mar. 21), Cairo (Egypt). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 3. RBL 54

Scope and Contents

Note: in French.

Baverstock, Edwin H. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (4 p.), (1884, Dec. 3), London (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 55

Brock, Edward W. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (4 p.), (1875, Oct. 16), Trieste (Austria). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 56

Burgess, H----. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1876, June 4), Hydrabad Sindh (India). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 57

Scope and Contents

Followed by: A.L.S. to Burton from Francis Granville Beville, 1867-1923, June 4, 1876 (2 p.).

[Cameron, Verney Lovett, 1844-1894]. 1 letter to [Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890], A.L.S. (6 p.), ([ca. 1884]?), London (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 58

Scope and Contents

On final page: pen & ink sketch. Note: addressed to "Boy No 1" and signed "Boy No 2."

Cautley, Philip Proby. 1 letter to [Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890], A.L.S. (2 p.), (1885, May 8), Trieste (Austria). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 108. RBL 59

Scope and Contents

Note: addressed to "Dear Sir;" on verso: in Burton's handwriting "The Sword."

[Charnock, Richard Stephen, 1820-1904 or 5]. 1 note to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.N.S. (1 p.), ([ca. 1874]?), London (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 5. RBL 60

Scope and Contents

Also enclosed: autograph notes (2 p.).

Charnock, Richard Stephen, 1820-1904 or 5. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (4 p.), (1879, May 9), London (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 3. RBL 61

Charnock, Richard Stephen, 1820-1904 or 5. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (3 p.), (1884, Feb. 28), Athens (Greece). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 62

Charnock, Richard Stephen, 1820-1904 or 5. 1 postcard to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821- 1890, A.N.S. (1 p.), (1884, Mar. 14), Nice (France). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 63

Charnock, Richard Stephen, 1820-1904 or 5. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (1 p.), (1884, May 2), Thornton Heath (Surrey, Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 64

Charnock, Richard Stephen, 1820-1904 or 5. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1884, May 8), Thornton Heath (Surrey, Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 65

Charnock, Richard Stephen, 1820-1904 or 5. 1 postcard to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821- 1890, A.N.S. (1 p.), (1884, May 19), Thornton Heath (Surrey, Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 66

[Charnock, Richard Stephen, 1820-1904 or 5]. 1 postcard to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821- 1890, A.N.S. (1 p.), (1884, June 23), Thornton Heath (Surrey, Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 67

[Charnock, Richard Stephen, 1820-1904 or 5]. 1 postcard to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821- 1890, A.N.S. (1 p.), (1884, July 4), Thornton Heath (Surrey, Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 68

[Charnock, Richard Stephen, 1820-1904 or 5]. 1 postcard to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821- 1890, A.N.S. (1 p.), (1884, July 9), Thornton Heath (Surrey, Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 69

[Charnock, Richard Stephen, 1820-1904 or 5]. 1 postcard to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821- 1890, A.N.S. (1 p.), (1884, Aug. 7), Thornton Heath (Surrey, Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 70

[Charnock, Richard Stephen, 1820-1904 or 5]. 1 postcard to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821- 1890, A.N.S. (1 p.), (1884, Sep. 25), Thornton Heath (Surrey, Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 71

[Charnock, Richard Stephen, 1820-1904 or 5]. 1 postcard to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821- 1890, A.N.S. (1 p.), (1885, Mar. 6), Bone (Algeria). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 72

[Charnock, Richard Stephen, 1820-1904 or 5]. 1 postcard to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821- 1890, A.N.S. (1 p.), (1885, Apr. 21), Thornton Heath (Surrey, Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 73

Chatto & Windus (Firm). 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (1 p.), (1876, Nov. 23), London (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 74

Scope and Contents

Note: written by Andrew Chatto, 1841-1913.

[Chatto& Windus (Firm)]. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1877, Apr. 5), London (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 75

Scope and Contents

Note: written and signed by Andrew Chatto, 1841-1913.

Colnaghi, Dominic E. (Dominic Ellis), Sir, 1834-1908. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1875, Mar. 29), Florence (Italy). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 76

Dundas, Charles S. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (3 p.), (1882, May 9), (Tenerife). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 4. RBL 77

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Also enclosed: an impression of the inscription on the "Excalibur" (2 p.).

Faulder, W. Wareing. 1 letter to [Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890], A.L.S. (3 p.), (1884, Mar. 4), Manchester (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 78

Fergusson, Alexander, 1830-1892. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (4 p.), (1884, May 6), Edinburgh (Scot.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 79

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Note: final two pages crosswritten.

Fielding, Percy. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (4 p.), (1881, Oct. 13), (Malta). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 3. RBL 80

Foster, Frederick W. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (3 p.), (1884, Jan. 31), London (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 81

Foster, Frederick W. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (4 p.), (1884, May 9), London (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 82

Foster, Frederick W. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1884, Nov. 25), London (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 2542. RBL 83

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Note: removed from volume.

[G----, C---- W----?]. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (6 p.), ([1872], July 8), Edinburgh (Scot.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 5. RBL 84

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Cataloger's Note: this and the following letter written by a woman.

[G----, C---- W----?]. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (8 p.), ([1872], Sep. 23), Edinburgh (Scot.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 5. RBL 85

[Glen, C----?]. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1877, July 5), London (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 3. RBL 86

Grego, Joseph, 1843-1908. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (4 p.), (1883, Sep. 21), London (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 87

Gregor, Walter, 1825-1897. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (3 p.), (1884, Aug. 8), Pitsligo (Fraserburgh, Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 88

Greville, Violet, Lady, 1842-1932. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (2 p.), ([1886]?, Apr. 23), London (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 4. RBL 89

Guillain, [Charles]?. 1 letter to [Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890], A.L.S. (2 p.), (1877, July 23), Cairo (Egypt). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 90

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Note: in French; letter fragile and damaged, with loss of text -- please do not remove from mylar.

Hartzenbusch, Juan Eugenio, 1806-1880. 1 letter to [Sebastián de Mobellán], A.L.S. (1 p.), (1879, Apr. 23), Madrid (Spain). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 91

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Note: in Spanish.

Herbert and Company. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (1 p.), (1875, Aug. 30), London (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 92

Joyner, Robert Batson, 1844-1919. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1876, Feb. 27). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 93

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Note: with Burton's autograph notes and sketches.

Kirby, John. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (8 p.), (1873, Aug. 7), (Zanzibar). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 4. RBL 94

Kraus, C----. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (6 p.), (1868, Feb. 29). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 4. RBL 95

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Note: in Spanish.

Latham, John, d. 1880. 1 letter to H. Schütz (Henry Schütz) Wilson, 1824-1902, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1876, Jan. 27), London (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 96

Latham, John, d. 1880. 1 letter to H. Schütz (Henry Schütz) Wilson, 1824-1902, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1876, May 25), London (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 4. RBL 97

[Latham, John, d. 1880]. 1 letter to H. Schütz (Henry Schütz) Wilson, 1824-1902, A.L. (1 p.), (1876, Sep. 14), London (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 4. RBL 98

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Note: incomplete, missing final page.

Box 13

Correspondence - MacColl - Zotenberg; Unidentified. RBL 99 - 139

MacColl, Norman, 1843-1904. 1 letter to Lady Isabel Burton, 1831-1896, A.L.S. (1 p.), (1885, Mar. 10), London (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 2537. RBL 99

Macdonald, John, Sir, d. 1850. 1 letter to [My dear Edmond], A.L.S. (1 p.), ([1850]), London (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 100

Maclagan, Thomas John, 1838-1903. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (1 p.), (1889, Aug. 9), London (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 2538. RBL 101

Maclaren, Archibald, 1819?-1884. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (2 p.), ([ca. 1884]?), Summerfield (Oxford, Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 102

Mattilich, M---- G----. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1876, Aug. 19), Trieste (Austria). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 3. RBL 103

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Followed by: autograph notes by Burton.

Mattilich, M---- G----. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1876, Oct. 31), Trieste (Austria). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 104

Mayall, John. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1879, Jan. 30), London (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 3. RBL 105

Mayall, John. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1879, Feb. 24), London (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 3. RBL 106

[Mobellán, Sebastián de]. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (3 p.), (1879, Mar. 14), Barcelona (Spain). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 107

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Note: signed as Conde de Casa Fiel; in Spanish.

[Mobellán, Sebastián de]. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (4 p.), (1879, Apr. 27), Barcelona (Spain). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 108

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Note: signed as Conde de Casa Fiel; in Spanish. Cataloger's Note: this letter includes a copy of a letter from Juan Eugenio Hartzenbusch to Mobellán; the original letter cataloged separately.

Nursey, Perry Fairfax. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (1 p.), (1881, Apr. 12), London (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 109

Nursey, Perry Fairfax. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1881, May 14), London (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 110

Paget, George Thomas Cavendish, 1853-1939. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821- 1890, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1884, Apr. 19), Scutari (Albania). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 111

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Note: with sketches of broad swords.

[Pitt-Rivers, Augustus Henry Lane-Fox, 1827-1900]. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (3 p.), (1877, July 27), Guildford (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 112

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Note: signed "A Lane Fox."

Pitt-Rivers, Augustus Henry Lane-Fox, 1827-1900. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821- 1890, A.L.S. (4 p.), (1883, Mar. 21), London (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 113

Pitt-Rivers, Augustus Henry Lane-Fox, 1827-1900. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821- 1890, A.L.S. (1 p.), (1884, Mar. 4), Salisbury (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 114

Quaritch, Bernard, 1819-1899. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1874, Jan. 27), London (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 115

Quaritch, Bernard, 1819-1899. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1874, Feb. 16), London (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 4. RBL 116

Russell, William Howard, Sir, 1820-1907. 1 letter to Lady Isabel Burton, 1831-1896, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1875, Aug. 31), ([Scot.]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 4. RBL 117

Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry), 1845-1933. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (3 p.), (1882, Oct. 6), Bath (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 118

Shenton, F. K. J. (Francis Kingston John), d. 1893. 1 letter to Georgiana M. Stisted, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1877, Jan. 6), Sydenham (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 3. RBL 119

Simms, Frederick Walter, 1835-1891. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (4 p.), (1876, July 16), Cairo (Egypt). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 3. RBL 120

Spencer, Edward. 1 letter to Bernard Quaritch, 1819-1899, A.L.S. (1 p.), (1876, Sep. 13), Dublin (Ire.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 121

Taylor, Tom, 1817-1880. 1 letter to Lady Isabel Burton, 1831-1896, A.L.S. (4 p.), (1875, Feb. 5), London (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 122

Tinsley, William, 1831-1902. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (3 p.), (1875, June 3), London (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 123

Tinsley, William, 1831-1902. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (3 p.), ([1875]), London (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 124

[Tribolati, Foelin?]. 1 letter to [Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890], A.L.S. (1 p.), (1855, Mar. 5), Pisa (Italy). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 125

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Note: in French.

Urbani, D. (Domenico). 1 letter to [Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890], A.L.S. (2 p.), (1879, Sep. 19), Venice (Italy). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 126

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Note: in Italian.

Verney, Frances Parthenope, Lady, 1819-1890. 1 letter to Lady Isabel Burton, 1831-1896, A.L.S. (4 p.), ([ca. 1880]?, Nov. 28), Claydon (Bucks., Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 127

William Clowes and Sons. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1876, Aug. 4), London (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 3. RBL 128

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Note: signed per Henry Shoberl.

Wilson, H. Schütz (Henry Schütz), 1824-1902. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821- 1890, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1875, Oct. 30), London (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 4. RBL 129

Wilson, H. Schütz (Henry Schütz), 1824-1902. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821- 1890, A.L.S. (4 p.), (1876, Mar. 6), London (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 130

Wilson, H. Schütz (Henry Schütz), 1824-1902. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821- 1890, A.L.S. (3 p.), (1876, May 27), London (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 131

Wilson, H. Schütz (Henry Schütz), 1824-1902. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821- 1890, A.L.S. (3 p.), (1876, Sep. 20), London (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 132

Wilson, H. Schütz (Henry Schütz), 1824-1902. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821- 1890, A.L.S. (4 p.), (1876, Dec. 3), London (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 133

Wilson, H. Schütz (Henry Schütz), 1824-1902. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821- 1890, A.L.S. (4 p.), (1876, Dec. 16), London (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 134

Wilson, H. Schütz (Henry Schütz), 1824-1902. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821- 1890, A.L.S. (3 p.), (1877, Mar. 23), London (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 135

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Also enclosed: printed program of "M. Simon's Assault of Arms," Mar. 10, 1877 (1p.).

Wright, Kate. 1 letter to [Miss H. E.] Bishop, A.L.S. (4 p.), (1888, Oct. 9), Lincoln (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 2539. RBL 136

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Followed by: autograph note in another hand. Also enclosed: small piece of paper with name and address of Librarian, originally pinned to letter.

Yates, Edmund, 1831-1894. 1 note to Lady Isabel Burton, 1831-1896, A.N.S. (1 p.), (1875, Feb. 6), London (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 4. RBL 136(a)

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Cataloger's Note: this note inadvertently separated from the rest of the collection during cataloging.

Yule, Henry, Sir, 1820-1889. 1 card to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.N.S. (2 p.), (1882, Sep. 11), London (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 2. RBL 137

Zotenberg, Hermann, 1836-1894. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (3 p.), (1887, Feb. 8), Paris (France). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 2547. RBL 138

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Note: in French; originally laid into front of volume.

[--?--]. 1 letter to Lady Isabel Burton, 1831-1896, A.L.S. (4 p.), ([1875], May 10), London (Eng.). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 4. RBL 139

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Cataloger's Note: signature illegible; letter written by a woman.

Box 14

Catalogues related to Burton's library

Box 14, Volume 1

C. Boxall The Library of Sir Richard Burton 1947

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An annotated list of Burton's library, bound, with leather covers.

Box 14, Volume 2

The Sword: A List of Works relating to the sword, in the Reference Department of the Kensington Public Libraries 1901

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Printed, with autograph annotations; cover is loose and damaged, pages are brittle and damaged.

Box 14, Volume 3

Catalogue of Books from the Library of the late Sir Richard Burton, K.C.M.G., Presented to the Kensington Public Libraries 1898

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Autograph with corrections; spine damaged and covers are loose.