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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

David Livingstone

Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa;

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; across the continent, down the River Zambesi, to the eastern ocean.

Published: John Murray, London, 1857

Edition: First edition

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1 volume.

First edition of 1857 rebound in half-leather over marbled boards.

Five raised bands with stamped panels. Decorative edges.

Morocco title and gilt date on bottom of spine. 

x, 687 pages, wood-cut fold-out frontispiece of Victoria Falls.

Dr. Livingstone's portrait with plate-guard.

45 illustrations + fold-out map. Large fold-out map loose at rear.

There are old tape repairs to some of the plates.

Book is in good overall condition.

Recorded shipping weight 2000g.

Shipped and insured by recorded delivery. 

  • Binding Condition: very good
  • Overall Condition: very good
  • Size: 23 x 16 cm.
  • Sold By: West Clare Rare Books
  • Contact Person: Tom Moloney
  • Country: Ireland
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