Frank McLynn — Burton: Snow Upon the Desert

London, John Murray, 1990 . First edition. Cloth. A review copy of this biography of British explorer Richard Burton in the original dust wrapper. First edition of Burton: Snow Upon the Desert by Frank McLynn in the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. A review copy with the review slip inserted. An interesting biography of the British explorer and writer Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890). His works extensively criticised British colonial polities. Illustrated with eight monochrome plates between pages 240 and 241 including seventeen illustrations. Also includes two double page maps. In the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. There is some light wear to the extremities of the dust wrapper and a few small creases. To the binding, there is some slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Not stated. Near Fine/Near Fine.