BURCKHARDT, John Lewis (1784-1817) Travels in Nubia. London: John Murray, 1819.4to (277 x 211 mm). Portrait frontispiece, 3 engraved maps, (2 folding). (Light spotting or offsetting.) Publisher's black cloth, gilt-lettered (joints rubbed, light wear, discreet library label). FIRST EDITION of Burckhardt's posthumously published journals, edited by William Leake, of his journey down the Nile and across the Nubian desert in 1813 and 1814, on behalf of the African Association; this was - his first published work.