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The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to his Death
by (LIVINGSTONE, David) WALLER, Horace
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Glendale, California, United States
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About This Item
Two octavo volumes, original maroon cloth, gilt-decorated spines and centerpieces. Interiors clean; a few very short closed splits to folding map along folds. The two folding maps are color lithographs, one is quite large and housed in a pocket at the rear of Volume I. With publisher's ads at rear of each volume. Spines lightly sunned, gilt bright. An about near-fine set in the original cloth housed in a brown cloth clamshell box with a Morocco label. First edition of the journals from David Livingstone's last African expedition from 1865 to 1873, illustrated with frontispiece portrait, 20 full-page wood-engravings (including some after Livingstone's sketches and facsimiles from his journal), in-text illustrations and two folding maps. A splendid copy in the original cloth. The best known and most admired African explorer and missionary of the 19th century, Livingstone was the first to map much of central Africa. The Last Journals presents a detailed description of Livingstone's last expedition, which began in Zanzibar in 1866 and ended with his death in 1873. An attractive set.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Reginald C. Williams Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 157
- Title
- The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to his Death
- Author
- (LIVINGSTONE, David) WALLER, Horace
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1874
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Travel and Exploration
- Bookseller catalogs
- Some late additions;
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
Reginald C. Williams Rare Books
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About the Seller
Reginald C. Williams Rare Books
Biblio member since 2021
Glendale, California
About Reginald C. Williams Rare Books
Reginald C. Williams Rare Books LLC, specializes in books from the 16th through 20th century. We stock many books in the field of literature, Western philosophy, Greek classics, the history of ideas, Medicine & Science & fine sets. We are always looking to purchase individual books in our areas of interest.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Clamshell Box
- A protective box designed for storing and preserving a bound book or loose sheets. A clamshell box is hinged on one side, with...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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