NARRATIVE OF AN EXPEDITION TO THE ZAMBESI and Its Tributaries; and of the Discovery of the Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa 1858-1864
by Livingstone, David and Charles
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1866. First American Edition. Octavo. Frontispiece is a double page birds-eye view of the great cataracts of the Zambesi, 638pp., large folding map at rear, illustrated, bound in 3/4 calf over marbled boards with matching endpapers, all edges marbled, raised bands, double red labels gilt, boards lightly rubbed, owner's name, a very handsome copy.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014737
- Title
- NARRATIVE OF AN EXPEDITION TO THE ZAMBESI and Its Tributaries; and of the Discovery of the Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa 1858-1864
- Author
- Livingstone, David and Charles
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1866
- Keywords
- Zambesi Expedition Livingstone Map Illustrations
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Exploration;
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- 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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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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