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Edinburgh ; London : Printed By J. Ruthven For G. G, J. And J. Robinson, Paternoster-row, 1790. First Edition. Hardcover. Acceptable. [Bruce's epic journey to Abyssinia and Gondar in search of the origin of the Nile] Volumes 3 AND 4. Thick quartos. Bound in contemporary acid calf. Gilt spine. Boards detached, but present (and attractive). Early pencil notes. Paper is in good condition. Illustrated plates. Blackmer 221; Hilmy I:91; Nissen ZBI 617. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

Edinburgh; London: J. Ruthven; G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1790. First edition. Leather. Good Only. 11" by 9". Not Stated. The first edition of James Bruce's travelogue recounting his search to the source of the Nile, an illustrated set of five volumes. The first edition.Complete in five volumes.ESTC citation number T51608.Volume I illustrated with eight plates.Volume III illustrated with four plates.Volume IV illustrated with three folding plates.Volume V illustrated with three folding maps, three folding plates, and thirty-five plates. James Bruce's extensive travel work recounting his expeditions to discover the source of the Blue Nile, undertaken from the years 1768 to 1773.In these volumes Bruce provides his eye-witness accounts of the culture of Ethiopia, with a history of the country, and the neighbouring kingdom of Sennar, and the Ottoman province of Habesh.When the first edition was published many scholars scoffed at the work, claiming it to be "exaggerated nonsense". Since the… Read More

Dublin, 1790. Book. Good. Hardcover. Printed by William Sleater for P. Wogan, L. White, P. Byrne, W. Porter, W. Sleater, J. Jones, J. Moore, B. Dornin, C. Lewis, W. Jones, G. Draper, J. Milliken and R. White. Complete 6 volume set with 55 plates and 6 folding plans and maps. Vol. I: lxxx, 381 pages of text; six plates. Vol. II: [viii], 592 pages; three plates including one fold-out. Vol. III: [vi], 687 pages; three plates including one fold-out map. Vol. IV: [viii], [777] pages (misnumbered 775) followed by three sheets, printed on one side only, four plates including three fold-out battle plans. Vol. V: [viii], 496 pages. Vol. VI: Titled "Select Specimens of Natural History. Collected in Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, in Egypt, Arabia, Abyssinia, and Nubia. xxiv, 286 pages, followed by 13 pages of index and 3 pages "List of Plates". 42 plates plus three large fold-out maps. The plate of the papyrus in volume VI is missing. otherwise a complete set. Binding is half leather… Read More

Edinburgh / London: Printed by J. Ruthven, For G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1790 Complete in five volumes, uniformly bound in full tree calf, printed on laid paper, with catchwords, gilt decorated spines, with leather title spine labels intact, [lacking the leather "I" on Volume One]. Complete with all Plans, Plates, and Maps, being 58 engraved Plans and Plates [which includes 4 leaves of Ethiopian Script], 1 Text Illustration, 1 Full Page Map, 3 Folding Maps [foxed], 1 engraved Coat of Arms at the Dedication to the King, and 5 Title Vignettes. All five half titles are also present. Vol. I - [12], lxxxiii, 535pp, front cover detached, back cover starting but still attached. Vol. II - [iv], viii, 718pp, binding and hinges tight. Vol. III - [4], viii, 759pp, small burn mark on spine, front cover starting but still attached, three small closed edge tears. Vol. IV - [4], viii, 695pp, front cover detached. Vol. V - [4], xiv, 230pp, [Index 9], [Errata 1], [List of Plates 2], binding and hinges… Read More

Edinburgh: J. Ruthven for G. G.J . and J. Robinson, 1790., 1790. First British printings. 4tos. xxxiii, 535 pp.; vii, 718 pp.; viii, 759 pp.; viii, 695 pp.; xiv, 230 pp. + index and errata. Illustrated with 58 engraved plates plus 3 foldout maps (all present). Bound in 3/4 contemporary calf and marbled boards with all edges marbled; raised spinal bands. Volumes lack the half-title pages. Volume 1 starting along the hinges at the crown, small chip to the base; Volume 2 hinge tender; Volume 5 chipped at the crown, hinge tender. Plates with some foxing. Engraved bookplate of Francis Robert Davies. A very good set.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good.

Dublin: Printed by William Sleater for P. Wogan, L. White, P. Byrne, W. Porter, W. Sleater, J. Jones, J. Moore, B. Dornin, C. Lewis, W. Jones, G. Draper, J. Milliken and R. White., 1790. Book. Very good+ condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). Six volume set. The set is complete with a total of 56 plates and maps, some of which are folding. All volumes newly rebound by Scott Kellar in matching tan canapetta cloth with gold-embossed French-split goatskin labels. A few interior pages with small archival repairs to tears in the margin, and minor scattered foxing. Vol. I: lxxx, 381 pages of text; six plates. Vol. II: [viii], 592 pages; three plates including one fold-out. Vol. III: [vi], 687 pages; three plates including one fold-out map. Vol. IV: [viii], [777] pages (misnumbered 775) followed by three sheets, printed on one side only, offering a "First Battle Observation" followed by a "Second" and a "Third." Illustrated with four plates including three fold-out… Read More

London: Printd by J. Ruthven, for G.G. J. and J. Robinson, 1790. First Edition. Hardcover. Quartos, Five Volumes. In Very Good minus condition. Re-backed and uniformly bound in contemporary full polished calf, with gilt emblems to boards, black leather spine labels, and gilt lettering. Boards show loss of leather and some red rot to spines, not impacting the gilt lettering. Light bumping to corners, and some minor scratching to the boards. Text block has minor age toning throughout. Lacking two plates [One sheet of Hieroglyphics in volume 1, one plate of "Binny" from Volume 5]. All three folding maps intact, with some light tearing along the creases. Three leaves of battle plans intact [Vol IV], and four leaves of Ethiopian text [Vol I]. CONTENTS: Vol. I. ([x], lxxxii, 535) -- Vol. II. ([ii], viii, 718) -- Vol. III. ([ii], viii, 759) -- Vol. IV. ([ii], viii, 695) -- Vol. V. ([ii], xiv, 230, [xii], [3 folding maps]). JR consignment. Shelved above New Age. James Bruce of Kinnaird [1730-1794]… Read More

J. Ruthven. Edinburgh. 1790. 5 vols. Lg. 4to. Rebound in half tree calf, green cloth bds. raised bands to spine, contrasting red labels, gilt, new eps. Vol I: lxxxiii, 535pp. Lacks half-title page. 7 engraved plates. Illus. title page repaired; Pencil illus. annot. to margin of plate facing pp. 130; plate facing pp. 43 torn and repaired; plate facing pp.156 torn and repaired. Vol. II: viii,718pp. Lacks title-page. Some occ. foxing throughout. Vol. III: viii,759pp. 4 plates, 1 plan. Vol. IV: viii, 695pp. 3 plans. Vol. V: 3 linen backed fldg. maps, 43 plates, some repaired and/or strengthened. Lacks half-title page. A very beautiful set in remarkably good condition.

Exceptional complete set of 5 volumes: Blumenbach's copy with bookplate and signature. Printed by James Ballantyne, for Archibald Constable and Co. and Manners and Miller, Edinburgh; and Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, London, Edinburgh, 1790. First edition. In-4. Vol. I: 6ff., lxxxiii, 535 pages. Vol. II: 2ff., viii, 718 pages. Vol. III: 2ff., viii, 744 pages (an additional article of 15 pages, not present in this edition is provided in xerox, they form a supplement of pages numbered 745-759). Vol. IV: 2ff., viii, 695 pages. Vol. V: 2ff., xiv, 230, [9] index, [1] errata pages. The text contains fifty-eight engraved plates and three engraved folding maps, as well as seven plates of Ethiopic characters, as follows: Vol. I: 8 plates (4 leaves of Ethiopian script missing in this edition). Vol. II: 4 plates. Vol. IV: 3 battle plans. Vol. V: 43 plates and 3 folding maps. Contemporary stiff wrappers, very rubbed and fragile, inside in fine condition. From the library of Egyptologist Andrew H. Gordon.… Read More

3 large folding maps as well as 55 plates, 3 plans and 4 leaves of Ethiopian dialect script throughout all James Bruce (14 December 1730 – 27 April 1794) was a Scottish traveller and travel writer who spent more than a dozen years in North Africa and Ethiopia, where he traced the origins of the Blue Nile. Starting out as a wine importer he travelled to Spain & Portugal where he became interested in Antiquities and Arabic culture , geography and history. He travelled extensively throughout North Africa, Ethiopia and Egypt. As an explorer he wanted to discover the source of the Nile . He thus became the first European to trace the Blue Nile to its confluence with the White Nile. Bruce thought that the Blue Nile while smaller than the White Nile was the "Nile of the Ancients"

Edinburgh, 1790. First edition. 5 vols. 3 folding maps and 58 plates. Pp.[xii], lxxiii, 535; [iv], viii, 718; [iv], viii, 759; [iv], viii, 695; [iv], iv, 230pp. 4to. uncut in the original boards with paper labels (one in facsimile), the backs with paper loss at head and foot, and minor repair. Half title of Vol I coming loose, some occasional toning and foxing but generally a very uncut good copy in original condition.||An amazing survival being uncut in the original publishers boards.Born in Stirlingshire, Bruce went to Harrow and then studied Law at Edinburgh University, a degree he never completed. After a brief marriage, Bruce travelled to Spain where he studied Arabic. On his return to England he came to the notice of Lord Halifax who offered him the tricky post of the consulate at Algiers. Since part of his remit was to survey the ancient monuments not delineated by Shaw, Bruce spent some time in Italy before travelling to Algiers in 1763.Subsequently he made an archaeological tour which… Read More