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Das ist der Preis für die folgende Bewertung: Bruce (James). Travels To Discover The Source Of The Nile, 1St Edition, 1790


Beschreibung : Bruce (James). Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, 1773, 5 volumes, 1st edition, Edinburgh: by J. Ruthven, for G. G. J. and J. Robinson, London, 1790, half-title and engraved title-page vignette to each volume, engraved arms to dedication in volume 1, 53 engraved plates, 4 plans (of which 3 with integral letterpress description leaf), 3 folding maps, 4 inserted leaves containing specimens of various Ethiopic languages in Ge'ez script (described in List of the Plates as 'one sheet of Ethiopic language'), variable marginal damp-staining to plates and text, the folding maps and a few plates slightly spotted and browned, natural history plates in volume 5 offset, occasional spotting and a few other marks to text, repaired transverse tears to a few leaves (volume I signature 2O1, volume II 3P2, volume III 2I2 and V S3), contemporary streaked calf, rebacked, tips bumped and worn, 4to (29.2 x 22 cm) Qty: (5)
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Titel : Bruce (James). Travels To Discover The Source Of The Nile, 1St Edition, EPOCHE : 1790
Größe : 29.2 x 22 cm
Anmerkung : Blackmer 221, Cox I p. 388, ESTC T51608, Nissen ZBI 617, cf. Macro Arabian Peninsula 600-1 for later editions. A complete set of one of the great travel narratives of the 18th century. 'In conformity with 18th-century conventions of travel writing, it is an immethodical miscellany, ranging from striking adventure stories, reported dialogues, and Shandean asides boasting of [Bruce's] success with African women, through a pedantic history of ancient Ethiopia (which occupies most of the first two volumes), to vivid sketches of contemporary Abyssinian life, politics, and natural history. It was immensely successful, most of the original edition being sold to retail booksellers within thirty-two hours, and was rapidly translated into French and German' (ODNB).
Dominic Winter Auctions, Auktionator, South Cerney, UK 🔓Keine Kreditkarte nötig.
Verkaufstitel : Travel, Maps & Topographical Views, Antiquarian Literature, Cookery & Science
Verkaufsdatum : 20/01/2021 🔓Keine Kreditkarte nötig.
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