Travels to discover the source of the Nile, . in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, & 1773. By James Bruce, of Kinnaird, ...
James Bruce (1730-1794)
Category
Books
Date
1805
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3054201
Summary
Bibliographic description
8v. . ill.., ports.., maps . 8vo (v.8 = 4to). Not indigenous. Loosely inserted: clippings from dealer's catalogues, unrelated to provenance. Provenance: Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on pastedown in Norris's hand: Colne Park. 1940 8 vols /5/= H. [i.e. Hodgson's] 18/1 40 Lot 345. Binding: Nineteenth-century full calf over boards; gilt fillets; blind roll-tooled inner border; spines gilt; red and green spine labels with title 'Bruce's travels'; sewn on five raised bands.
Makers and roles
James Bruce (1730-1794)