Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773. 5 Volumes.
By Bruce, James (of Kinnaird)
First British printings. 4tos. xxxiii, 535 pp.; vii, 718 pp.; viii, 759 pp.; viii, 695 pp.; xiv, 230 pp. + index and errata. Illustrated with 58 engraved plates plus 3 foldout maps (all present). Bound in 3/4 contemporary calf and marbled boards with all edges marbled; raised spinal bands. Volumes lack the half-title pages. Volume 1 starting along the hinges at the crown, small chip to the base; Volume 2 hinge tender; Volume 5 chipped at the crown, hinge tender. Plates with some foxing. Engraved bookplate of Francis Robert Davies. A very good set.
Published by: Edinburgh: J. Ruthven for G. G.J . and J. Robinson, 1790., 1790
Vendor: Thomas Dorn, ABAA
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By Bruce, James (of Kinnaird)
First British printings. 4tos. xxxiii, 535 pp.; vii, 718 pp.; viii, 759 pp.; viii, 695 pp.; xiv, 230 pp. + index and errata. Illustrated with 58 engraved plates plus 3 foldout maps (all present). Bound in 3/4 contemporary calf and marbled boards with all edges marbled; raised spinal bands. Volumes lack the half-title pages. Volume 1 starting along the hinges at the crown, small chip to the base; Volume 2 hinge tender; Volume 5 chipped at the crown, hinge tender. Plates with some foxing. Engraved bookplate of Francis Robert Davies. A very good set.
Published by: Edinburgh: J. Ruthven for G. G.J . and J. Robinson, 1790., 1790
Vendor: Thomas Dorn, ABAA
