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
1813
Materials
Place of origin
Scotland
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3098004
Summary
Bibliographic description
8v. ; 8vo. Provenance: Small armorial bookplate inside front cover: "Calke Abbey Library". v.8: Nineteenth-century armorial bookplate: "Sir John Harpur Crewe. Bart." [i.e. Sir John Harpur Crewe, 9th Baronet (1824-1886)]. Binding: Nineteenth-century full diced calf, single gilt fillet forming a border. Sewn on three cords, five raised bands (four false); gilt tooling on spine. Edges sprinkled red.
Provenance
Transferred to the National Trust by the Treasury in lieu of CTT in 1985 with an endowment provided by the NHMF.
Makers and roles
James Bruce (1730-1794)