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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Blaikie (William Garden)

THE PERSONAL LIFE OF DAVID LIVINGSTONE

Published: John Murray, London, 1880

Edition: First Edition

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Chiefly from his unpublished journals and correspondence in the possession of his family with a portrait and a map.

First Edition. 504 pages, frontispiece portrait of Livingstone, folding coloured map, decorated brown cloth titled gilt on the spine, some pages uncut, a good copy.

Mendelssohn (Sidney) South African Bibliography volume 1 page 914. 'In this biography it is stated that "it has not been deemed necessary to dwell on events recorded in ... published Travels, except for the purpose of connecting the narrative and making it complete."...'

  • Overall Condition: A Good Copy
  • Size: 8vo (230 x 150 mm)
  • Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
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  • Country: South Africa
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