[iii]-x, [2], 707, [1] pp. With 8 wood-engraved plates including the frontispiece; 3 maps on 1 folding sheet; folding plan of Salt Lake City; woodcuts in the text. (8vo) 21.2x13 cm (8½x5¼"), early black half calf and marbled boards, spine gilt, all edges marbled. First Edition.
The famous explorer of Africa and the Middle East investigates the American West. "Sir Richard departed from St. Joseph on August 7, 1860, and arrived in Salt Lake City on August 25, after a stay of about one month in Utah, he continued on to California, stopping briefly at Carson City and Virginia City on the way. Burton was very interested in the Mormons and wrote about them sympathetically..." Wagner-Camp. Howes B1033; Penzer pp. 68-69; Wagner-Camp 370:1. Bookplate of Aughrane Castle