LOT 3191
23rd July 2025
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LOT 3191
AFRICA. – James BRUCE. Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773. Edinburgh: by J. Ruthen for G.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1790. 4 vols. [of 5, lacking vol. 5.] First edition, 4to (297 x 230mm.) Half-titles, titles with engraved vignettes, 15 engraved plates including 3 plans. (Damp-staining throughout vol. 2, large tear to Nn2 of Vol. 4, lacking the maps, lacking 43 plates, damp-staining to the plans.) Contemporary calf, two morocco labels to vol. 1, cloth-backed paper-covered boards to vols. 2-4 (vol. 1 rebacked, extremities rubbed, vols. 2-4 with some hinges weakened, fading, pastedowns damp-stained). Note: comprises a duplicate vol. 1 in cloth-backed boards. Provenance: William Fraser (armorial bookplate to pastedown of vol. 1); Bishop’s Library, St. David’s Church, Cardiff (bookplate to front pastedowns of vols. 2-4) (5).
Estimate: £70 – £100
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