Item #75414 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, THENCE ACROSS THE CONTINENT, DOWN THE RIVER ZAMBESI, TO THE EASTERN OCEAN. David Livingtone.
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, THENCE ACROSS THE CONTINENT, DOWN THE RIVER ZAMBESI, TO THE EASTERN OCEAN
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, THENCE ACROSS THE CONTINENT, DOWN THE RIVER ZAMBESI, TO THE EASTERN OCEAN
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, THENCE ACROSS THE CONTINENT, DOWN THE RIVER ZAMBESI, TO THE EASTERN OCEAN
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, THENCE ACROSS THE CONTINENT, DOWN THE RIVER ZAMBESI, TO THE EASTERN OCEAN

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, THENCE ACROSS THE CONTINENT, DOWN THE RIVER ZAMBESI, TO THE EASTERN OCEAN

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1858. Hardcover. Quarto. Brown boards with ornaments embossed in blind, and gilt lettering to spine. Rubbing to extremities and corners moderately bumped. 47 illustrations, including frontis engraving of Dr. Livingston, protected by tissue guard, and two fold-out maps at end, one a map of South Africa, and the other a map of Dr. Livingstone's route. NOTE: Lacks the Frontispiece “The Victoria Falls of the Leeambye or Zambesi River”. Contains engravings which now seem heartbreaking, such as "Female Elephant pursued with Javelins, protecting her young", and (a little better!) "Boat capsized by a Hippopotamus robbed of her Young". Two areas where cloth along rear joint, along seam, is just starting to separate. 731 pp. plus ads. Good Plus. Item #75414

Price: $175.00

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