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This is the rating and price for Travels To Discover The Source Of The Nile, 1769



Description : Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 and 1773, 5 vol., first edition, 55 engraved plates, 3 engraved battle plans, 3 folding engraved maps, 5 pages of specimens of Ethiopian dialects, without half-titles, 3 short tears (2 touching text), contemporary diced calf, rubbed, 4 covers detached [Blackmer 221, Gay 44, Hoskin p.29, Nissen ZBI 617], 4to, Edinburgh, C.G. and J. Robinson, 1790
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About the lot N° 58
Title : Travels To Discover The Source Of The Nile, Period : 1769
Notes : Bruce spent five years in upper Egypt, Abyssinia, and exploring the Nile, and this work, holding with convention, ranges from exciting adventure stories, reported dialogues and boasts of success with African women, to vivid sketches of Abyssinian life, politics and natural history. The plates include maps, botanical and zoological specimens, antiquities, artifacts and plans of monuments.
Bonhams 3, auctioneer, London, UK It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : Printed Books, Maps, Manuscripts and Photographs
Sale date : 24 Jun 2008 It's free to register now to view!
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