Bruce | Travels to discover the source of the Nile, 1790, 5 volumes

BOOKS FROM THE LIBRARY OF THE EARLS OF HADDINGTON, LOTS 54-108

BRUCE, JAMES
Travels to discover the source of the Nile. Edinburgh. J. Ruthven for G.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1790

FIRST EDITION, 5 volumes, 4to (294 x 227mm.), half-titles, 58 engraved plates and plans, 3 folding engraved maps, contemporary russia, some spotting, one or two small holes in the text, rebacked

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