Bruce´s travels in Africa
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AFRICA. (2). BRUCE, JAMES. Reisen in das Innere von Africa, nach Abyssinien an die Quellen des Nils... Mit zur Naturgeschichte gehörigen Berichtigungen und Zusätzen versehen von J. F. Gmelin. I-III. Rinteln (In der Expedition der Theoloigischen Annalen) - Leipzig (in Commission bey Joh. Ambrosius barth) 1791.
8:o (aboit 170z100 mm.). (24), (I)-VIII, (1)-496, (6), (1)-430, (6), (I)-XXV, (1 blank), (1)-175 pp.
Contemporary brown half leathger, won, defective spine to vol. I. Minor foxing. Old annotation on first endpaper to vol. I. Booksellers label on inside of upper cover to vol. I "Speyer & Peters Buchhandlung/Antiquariat Berlin", bookplate of Gösta Nobel. 2 volumes.
Provenance: Gustaf Oscar Ludvig (Gösta) Nobel (1886-1955), youngest son of Ludvig and Edla Nobel, was in Baku between 1914-17 and later took over as Managing Director over Branobel or "The Nobel Brothers Company". The oil company was founded in Baku by his father and the two brothers Alfred and Robert. He and his family had to flee Russia 1918 during the Russian revolution.
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Auktionsnummer:
519196
Datum:
2018-02-27