£55.00
Title: The Life of Bruce, the African Traveller Author: Major F. B. Head Publisher: John Murray Publication Date: c1830 First Edition Format: Deluxe Full Leather with Gilt Design Condition:
Book measures: covers has scuffing to edges and spine with mild bumping to corners. Pages are clean and gilt edged with foldout map at page 42 and the essential folding maps of his routes through Africa and Syria to the rear. Engraved portrait of Bruce to frontispiece. Red endpapers.
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This 1830 first edition biography by Major F.B. Head chronicles the epic 18th-century expeditions of James Bruce, the Scottish explorer who traced the source of the Blue Nile. The narrative details Bruce’s perilous journey through Abyssinia, his influential time in the Royal Court at Gondar, and his groundbreaking geographic discoveries. A cornerstone of travel literature, this John Murray edition features fine gilt-tooled leather and original folding maps of the African interior.
This specific copy is a rare deluxe full leather binding, featuring intricate gilt-tooled designs to both the front board and the spine, complemented by striking red endpapers. Unlike the standard cloth issues of the era, this volume was produced for the high-end Victorian gift market or private library collections.
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