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Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa; Including a Sketch of Sixteen Years' Residence in the Interior of Africa
David Livingstone
1857
John Murray : London
9" by 5.5"
[5], vi-ix, 711pp
SUMMARY
A rebound first edition copy of David Livingstone's travelogue through South Africa, with a folding frontispiece, illustrations, and a folding map.
First Edition,Folding Maps,Illustrated,Rebound
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 1.5 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
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DESCRIPTION
First edition, rebound in blue cloth.
Illustrated with a folding frontispiece, twenty-four black-and-white plates, one folding plate, in-text illustrations, and a folding map of South Africa with Dr Livingstone's travel routes to rear.
'Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa' by David Livingstone is a written recollection of the author's travels and experiences while traversing various different regions of Africa. Livingstone's decision to publish the travelogue with John Murray was seen as an unconventional choice, but it quickly became a bestseller. This text is said to include field science alongside 'exceptionally sympathetic descriptions of African people'.
David Livingstone was a famous British physician, explorer, and Christian missionary. He spent much of his life trying to solve an 'age-old mystery' about the Nile River that would bring him the fame to end the African Slave Trade. Unfortunately, his explorations ultimately led to a larger colonial presence in Africa.
Collated, complete.
CONDITION
Rebound in an institutional cloth binding Externally, smart. Minimal marks to boards. Small amount of wear to extremities. A bit of fading along top of joints. Paste downs are age-toned, with remnants of library stamp on front pastedown. Some marks to both pastedowns. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and very clean, with minimal age-toning to margins. A damp stain on plate facing page one. A bit of spotting, particularly to first and last few pages. Page repairs to title page, dedication page, and preface. Library stamps to title page as well as blank sides of plates. Plates, including folding plate, are very bright and clean. Folding map to rear is very bright and clean, with a couple of spots to bottom edge.
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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