BRUCE, JAMES. Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773. 58 engraved plates of 43 natural history and 15 miscellaneous subjects; 3 folding maps. 4 leaves of texts in various Ethiopic languages between pages 400 and 401 in Volume 1. [12], lxxxiii, [1], 535, [1]; [4], viii, 718, [2]; [4], viii, 759, [1]; [4], viii, 695, [1]; [4], xiv, 230, [12] pages, including half-titles, final blank in Volume 2, and plate list at end of Volume 5. 5 volumes. 4to, 300x236 mm, contemporary calf gilt, worn, joints and hinges ineptly reinforced with electrical tape but most covers detached; occasional toning or foxing of text, gutter of last leaf in Volume 1 taped on verso, still an attractive set internally. Armorial bookplate of Sir Walter Rawlinson Knt. of Ston Hall on verso of titles. Edinburgh: J. Ruthven for G. G. J. and J. Robinson, London, 1790