MISSIONARY TRAVELS AND RESEARCHES IN SOUTH AFRICA

by Livingstone, David

First Edition

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London: John Murray, 1857. Rest of the title is, "Including a Sketch of Sixteen Years' Residence in the Interior of Africa, and a Journey from the Cape of Good Hope to Loanda on the West Coast; Thence Across the Continent, Down the River Zambesi, to the Eastern Ocean". This is a landmark Africa travel book that made the author's reputation as an explorer as well as missionary. And it remains a very good read. Pages x, 687 plus 8 pages publisher adverts. Abbey Travel 347. Hess-Coger 3068. Mendelsohn I,908.Original embossed brown cloth, professionally and nearly invisibly rebacked with the original backstrip laid on, and internal hinges neatly reinforced. Gilt title on the backstrip is bright, and the binding is protected by a clear, mylar dustjacket. Clean and tight inside, with very occasional spots of foxing. No prior owner marks. All plates and maps present as called for in the list of illustrations, and in Abbey Travel. Maps in fine condition.. First Edition. Illus. by 2 Folding Maps, One in a Rear Pocket, and Folding Elevation Chart of South Central Africa. 25 Full Page Illustrations and 18 Text Illustrations All Present.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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