viii + 496pp. Original full cloth binding, figure vignette on front cover. Gilt decorated and lettered spine. Engraved frontis of Livingstone with tissue guard. Full page plates and a large folding map. Text illustrations.
Pencilled inscription to front free EP. Light foxing to back of frontispiece. A small damp mark to top of some of the pages near the centre of the book. Top and bottom of spine is cracked and frayed, corners are bumped. Light gsm EPS are cracked on both F+B hinges. Internal bindings are tight. Text is clean throughout.
A record of explorations in Africa from the time of the Phoenicians to the death of Livingstone. Chapters include: Recent Explorations; Barth, Overweg, and Richardson; Livingstone\'s earlier Journeys, His journeys across Africa, His discovery of Lake Nyassa, His last journeys and death; Anderson\'s and Magyar\'s explorations in South Africa; Du Cahillu\'s explorations in Equatorial Africa; Thomson\'s Journey in Eastern Africa; Serval\'s Travels on the Ogowai; a chapter on Burton and Speke, and Speke and Grant. Also chapters on: Sir Samuel Baker; Schweinfurth; Missions in Africa; Sir Bartle Frere\'s Mission to Zanzibar; Moffat the Missionary; etc.
- Binding Condition: Good
- Overall Condition: Good
- Size: 237mm x 168mm x 44mm
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