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)
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- Hardcover
- first
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Edinburgh: J. Ruthven for G. G.J . and J. Robinson, 1790., 1790. 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.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good.
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- Thomas Dorn ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19385
- Title
- Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773. 5 Volumes.
- Author
- Bruce, James (of Kinnaird)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Edinburgh: J. Ruthven for G. G.J . and J. Robinson, 1790.
- Date Published
- 1790
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Thomas Dorn ABAA
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Canton, Georgia
About Thomas Dorn ABAA
Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and the International Leagure of Antiquarian Booksellers. I specialize in literary first editions, Africa -- exploration, big game hunting, flora & fauna, medical books, foreign literature in english translation, medicine, science, philosophy, and general antiquarian.
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