James BRUCE
Voyage aux sources du Nil
Chez Lepetit|à Paris An VII|8.50 x 13.50 cm|9 volumes reliés
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
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
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