London: Tinsley Brothers, 1865. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo, original publisher's dark red cloth with gold lettering & thin rules on spine, xxx, [xxxi-xxxii] + 455 pages. SCARCE Burton extravaganza about the wonderfully rich, nuanced, and wise sayings of West Africans. The book is yet another flourish of Burton's linguistic and..... More

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1875. Second Edition. Cloth. Second edition with Additions and Corrections, tall 8vo, maroon pebbled cloth, 459 pages. ~2 lbs. A superior grammar of Syriac or Western Aramaean. Its Introduction offers a history of the Syriac language. The Chrestomathy presents a selection of literary passages--often..... More