James BRUCE

New edition published in the same year as the original at the Hôtel de Thou (in-4 and in-8), in 14 volumes. This 14th volume is often lacking, it is a supplement containing the 4 voyages of Lieutenant Paterson in the country of the Hottentots and in Caffraria. The 13th volume is entirely devoted to natural history. Translation by Castéra. Without the in-4 atlas which was sold separately and in addition.
Contemporary full blonde sheep bindings with marbled pattern. Smooth spines very richly decorated with 2 compartments with multiple random thick and thin chevrons, one compartment with central fleuron framed by palmettes, with head and tail rolls. Dentelle border on the boards. Blue spec

New illustrated edition, after the original published in 1790. Our edition includes the atlas volume composed of one map and twenty-two plates engraved by Tardieu l'Aîné. The first plate has been bound as frontispiece to the first text volume.
Contemporary blonde boards binding. Black paper title and volume labels. Some corners lightly bumped. Some headcaps slightly depressed. Paper uncut, as issued. Charming copy, very fresh.
The expedition of James Bruce, a Scotsman, had a stated purpose: to discover the sources of the Nile. After landing in Alexandria, he traveled across all of Ethiopia, and through the deserts of Egypt. It was near Khartoum that he located the sources of the Bl