Title: Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, & 1773 Author: Bruce, James Place: Edinburgh Publisher: Printed by J. Ruthven, For G.G.J. & J. Robinson Date: 1790 Description: 5 volumes. [12], lxxxiii, [3], 535; [4], viii, 718; [4], viii, 759; [4], viii, 695, [4], xiv, 230, [10] pp. Illustrated with 57 (of 58) copper-engraved plates, including 3 folding copper-engraved maps; 4 leaves of Ethiopic facsimile. (4to) 28.5x23.5 cm (11¼x9¼"), period half calf and marbled boards. First Edition. First edition of one of the great annals of travel and explorations in Africa, a cornerstone of any collection of Africana. A Scotsman with ability and education, James Bruce 1730-1794, was appointed the English consul to Algiers, serving for two years before resigning to roam North Africa investigating architectural ruins. Following this preparation, he set off to fulfill his great ambition, to discover the source of the Nile. His travels into Abyssinia, a remarkable solo undertaking, resulted in the present body of work which not only includes the narrative of his travels but also comments on the history and religion of Egypt, an account of Indian trade, a history of Abyssinia and other such material. The DNB notes that while Bruce would not be confused with "a great scholar or a judicious critic..., few books of equal compass are equally entertaining; and few such monuments exist of the energy and enterprise of a single traveller." The many engraved plates are finely executed, and present primarily the flora and fauna encountered by Bruce on his travels. Lacking the plate called for at Volume 1, Page 130 ("Another Harper and Harp of 18 Strings"). Lot Amendments Condition: Bindings well worn, all boards detached but present, spine leather quite brittle; some internal flaws, tears, repairs, etc. one of the large folding maps is split into two halves, other folding maps with some tearing and splitting; offered with all faults, not subject to return. Well worthy of restoration. Item number: 258930
Title: Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, & 1773 Author: Bruce, James Place: Edinburgh Publisher: Printed by J. Ruthven, For G.G.J. & J. Robinson Date: 1790 Description: 5 volumes. [12], lxxxiii, [3], 535; [4], viii, 718; [4], viii, 759; [4], viii, 695, [4], xiv, 230, [10] pp. Illustrated with 57 (of 58) copper-engraved plates, including 3 folding copper-engraved maps; 4 leaves of Ethiopic facsimile. (4to) 28.5x23.5 cm (11¼x9¼"), period half calf and marbled boards. First Edition. First edition of one of the great annals of travel and explorations in Africa, a cornerstone of any collection of Africana. A Scotsman with ability and education, James Bruce 1730-1794, was appointed the English consul to Algiers, serving for two years before resigning to roam North Africa investigating architectural ruins. Following this preparation, he set off to fulfill his great ambition, to discover the source of the Nile. His travels into Abyssinia, a remarkable solo undertaking, resulted in the present body of work which not only includes the narrative of his travels but also comments on the history and religion of Egypt, an account of Indian trade, a history of Abyssinia and other such material. The DNB notes that while Bruce would not be confused with "a great scholar or a judicious critic..., few books of equal compass are equally entertaining; and few such monuments exist of the energy and enterprise of a single traveller." The many engraved plates are finely executed, and present primarily the flora and fauna encountered by Bruce on his travels. Lacking the plate called for at Volume 1, Page 130 ("Another Harper and Harp of 18 Strings"). Lot Amendments Condition: Bindings well worn, all boards detached but present, spine leather quite brittle; some internal flaws, tears, repairs, etc. one of the large folding maps is split into two halves, other folding maps with some tearing and splitting; offered with all faults, not subject to return. Well worthy of restoration. Item number: 258930
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