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BURTON, Richard F. (1821-1890). Abeokuta and the Camaroons Mountains. An Exploration. London: Tinseley Brothers, 1863. 8vos. Illustrated with 2 frontispieces (including mounted portrait frontispiece in volume 1 with facsimile signature), fold-out map, and 3 plates. xvi, 333, [2, ads]; v, 306, [2, ads] pp. Publisher’s full green pebbled cloth, boards decoratively ruled in blind, spines lettered in gilt (both volumes recased with (possibly later) yellow coated endleaves, spines toned, hinges starting, bindings worn, soiled, scuffed, text toned, edgeworn with some soiling, map is linen-backed). Good. FIRST EDITION, WITH THE UNCOMMON FIRST ISSUE PORTRAIT FRONTISPIECE IN VOLUME 1. The portrait frontispiece image was taken from Burton’s wedding portrait. Penzer pp. 70-71.