James Bruce / Travels To Discover The Source Of The Nile In the Years 1768 1st

Description: Travels To Discover The Source Of The Nile; In the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, & 1773 Author: Bruce, James Title: Travels To Discover The Source Of The Nile; In the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, & 1773 Publication: Edinburgh: J. Ruthven, For G.G.J. & J. Robinson, 1790 Edition: First Edition Description: Travels To Discover The Source Of The Nile, in Five Volumes, by James Bruce of Kinnaird, published in Edinburgh in 1790. Quarter Leather. Quarto, [5-volumes], [8], lxxxiii, [1], 535pp; [2], viii, 718; [2], viii, 759; [2], viii, 695; [4], xiv, 230, [10] pp. Rebound in modern quarter calf, marbled boards, title in gilt over red morocco on spine. Half title in each volume. Scattered foxing in all volumes, text generally clean. Complete with 58 copper engraved plates, and 3 large fold-out maps of Eastern Africa and Lake Tzana. Includes 5 title page vignettes and 4 pages of Ethiopian text in Volume I. Most plates with tissue cover, foxing to tissue cover, light foxing to most plates. Fold-out maps with light foxing and transference, archival tissue repair to map of Eastern Africa, solid hinges. (Blackmer, 221) (Nissen ZBI, 617) An attractive set. Very good. Following the first English edition published the same year, this extra-illustrated edition of James Bruce's Travels To Discover The Source Of The Nile is the more desirable edition. James Bruce (1730-1794) mounted an expedition to Africa in 1768 and offers eyewitness accounts of Ethiopian culture, descriptions of his travels in Eastern Africa and his quest to find the source of the Nile River. A "new edition" was published by Alexander Murray in 1813, who added appendices and substantial detail to Bruce's account of the journey. Seller ID: 14648 Subject: Travel and Exploration The First Edition The First Edition offers collectors the finest selection of notable rare books by important world figures. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio and Vero Beach, FL, we take great pride in carrying books that are important around the world, but also in our local community. We're proud members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association, the Northern Ohio Bibliophilic Society and the Better Business Bureau of Cincinnati. Terms All orders ship within two business days. Standard mail is USPS Media Mail. Expedited and international shipping are also available. We offer combined shipping on multiple orders. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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