NMLP P-036044 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-09

Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773

James Bruce · J. Ruthven, for G.G.J. and J. Robinson (Edinburgh) · 1790

The Edinburgh printing by J. Ruthven for G.G.J. and J. Robinson is the recognized first and 'best' edition of the text; a rival, unauthorized Dublin printing, from the press of William Sleater, also began appearing in 1790, with its first and sixth volumes dated 1790 and the remaining volumes dated 1791. Collectors should confirm the Edinburgh, Ruthven-printed imprint rather than assume any 1790-dated set is the true first.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-036044 for "Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773" by James Bruce (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-036044, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).