SALT, Henry (1780-1827) A Voyage to Abyssinia, and Travels into the Interior of that Country, Executed under the Order of the British Government, in the years 1809 and 1810. Philadelphia: M. Carey, 1816.8vo (215 x 125 mm). Half-title, hand-colored engraved folding map. (Small tear to map on verso, old tape repairs.) Contemporary half leather, marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine (joint splitting, worn, old tape repairs). FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, including an account of the Portuguese settlements on the east coast of Africa, a concise narrative of the events in Arabia Felix, and information about the Aboriginal African tribes and their languages.