James Bruce; Samuel Shaw - An Interesting Narrative of the Travels of James Bruce, Esq; Into Abyssinia, to Discover the Source of the Nile: Abridged from the Original Work, to Which Is Added Notes and Extracts from the Travels of Dr Shaw, M. Savary, and the Memoirs of Baron de Tott

London, Printed for, and Sold by, All the Booksellers in Town and Country, 1790. Leather. The first abridged edition of this account of James Bruce's travels to confirm the source of the Blue Nile. The first abridged edition, published in the same year as the five-volume first edition.In a contemporary full calf binding. This volume tells vividly of the travels of James Bruce, who confirmed the source of the Blue Nile and spent more than ten years in North Africa and Ethiopia. Together with notes and extracts from the travels of Dr. Shaw, M. Savary, and the memoirs of Baron de Tott, an aristocrat and a French military officer.  In a contemporary full calf binding. Externally, worn to the extremities, particularly to the spine. Internally, generally firmly bound, with the free endpapers at risk of detaching. Pages are generally bright and clean, with occasional spots. Contemporary ink inscription to the front pastedown. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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