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Johann Ludwig Burckhardt (1784-1817)
Travels in Nubia, London: John Murray, 1819. 4° (265 x 210mm.), engraved portrait frontispiece of the author, 3 maps, 2 folding (some spotting, second and third map with short tear, lacking 2pp. of adverts), contemporary half calf, spine gilt in compartments, green morocco lettering piece (lower portion of spine partially detached, extremities rubbed). Provenance: The Right Honorable Sir Gore Oseley, Bt. (bookplate). FIRST EDITION.
Travels in Nubia, London: John Murray, 1819. 4° (265 x 210mm.), engraved portrait frontispiece of the author, 3 maps, 2 folding (some spotting, second and third map with short tear, lacking 2pp. of adverts), contemporary half calf, spine gilt in compartments, green morocco lettering piece (lower portion of spine partially detached, extremities rubbed). Provenance: The Right Honorable Sir Gore Oseley, Bt. (bookplate). FIRST EDITION.
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