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How I Found Livingstone; Travels, Adventures, and Discoveries in Central Africa
Henry M. Stanley
1872
Sampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle : London
9" by 6"
[7], viii-xxiii, [2], 2-736, 8pp
SUMMARY
A smart uncommon first edition of Henry Morton Stanley's vivid account of his discovery of David Livingstone, illustrated throughout.
First Edition,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding,Rebound
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 2 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
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DESCRIPTION
The uncommon first edition.
Illustrated with a frontispiece, three folding maps, twenty-seven plates, and in-text illustrations.
Henry Morton Stanley's account of how he found David Livingstone.
Stanley searched for Livingstone in Central Africa, setting out to Zanzibar in 1871, eventually finding the lost explorer in November 1871 in Ujiji, in present day Tanzania.
This is an exciting and embellished account of an important voyage that garnered a lot of media attention at the time.
Stanley is best remembered today for his finding Livingstone, and for working as an agent for King Leopold II in the Congo.
Collated, bound without one map.
Eight pages of adverts to the rear.
CONDITION
Smartly rebound with panels of the original cloth to the front board. Externally, smart. A little rubbing to the original boards and spine label. A few light marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with some spots. Faint small tide mark to the head of a few pages. Closed tear to page 87/88. Folding maps are edge worn with some small closed tears. Bound without one map.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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