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1857317013London: John Murray Albemarle Street 1857. First edition. Folding engraved frontispiece of Victoria Falls neatly silked 3 folding maps one in rear pocket 24 plates and numerous text illustrations. x 687 1 pp. 1 vols. Thick 8vo. Bound in three quarter modern brown morocco and marbled boards maroon leather tile label. Fine text with some foxing. First edition. Folding engraved frontispiece of Victoria Falls neatly silked 3 folding maps one in rear pocket 24 plates and numerous text illustrations. x 687 1 pp. 1 vols. Thick 8vo. "Livingstone's services to African geography . are almost unequalled . he explored vast regions of central Africa many of which had never been seen by white men before" PMM.<br/><br/>One of the great classics of African travel. When Livingstone returned to England after sixteen years in Africa he was immediately awarded the Royal Geographical Society's gold medal. These years saw him seek to fulfil his obligations to the London Missionary Society he made two long journeys north try to find a better station for the mission to operate from. He later travelled to Lake Ngami and most importantly in the years 1854-6 he made his great crossing of Africa from Luanda on the west coast to Quelimane on the east. All of this is recorded in his account. He set the standard that the likes of Stanley Speke and Burton all tried to attain. <br/><br/>His account not only set out his adventures and experiences but it filled with notes on natural history anthropology tropical medicine and religion. Furthermore Czech notes that the work also contains sporting interest: "There are numerous sporting incidents with hunts after lions buffalo elephants and a variety of plains game even though Livingstone did not consider himself a sportsman" Abbey 347; Mendelssohn. Vol. I pp. 908-909; Printing and the Mind of Man 341 John Murray, Albemarle Street unknown books
1874elala657London: John Murray 1874. 1874. 2 Volumes. 8vo. xvi 360 6ads; vii 1 346 20ads. 2 folding partly coloured maps 21 plates incl. 2 frontis. & 24 text illus. original blind & gilt-stamped cloth spines faded extremities bit frayed inner hinges strengthened light foxing to outer leaves in Vol. I. First Edition. The journals contain a detailed description of Livingstones last expedition which began in Zanzibar in 1866 and ended with his death on the south shore of Lake Tanganyika in 1873. "The two main objects of the expedition were the suppression of slavery by means of civilizing influences and the ascertainment of the watershed in the region between Nyasa and Tanganyika. At first Livingstone thought the Nile problem had been solved by Speke Baker and Burton but the idea grew on upon him that the Nile sources must be sought farther south and his last journey became in the end a forlorn hope in search of the fountains of Herodotus." Encyc. Brit. 11th Edn. Hosken p. 126. Mendelssohn III 135. 1st Edition. Hardcover. London: John Murray, 1874. Hardcover
1857W247London: John Murray 1857. 1st Edition . Hardback. Vg. roy 8vo. Including a Sketch of Sixteen Years' Residence in the Interior of Africa. ix i list of illus. frontis foxed 687 folding map by Arrowsmith fine 8pp pub. cat. dated Nov 1st 1857. 47 illustrations as called for including full-page wood-engraved plates fine condition and the folding map by Arrowsmith in rear envelope present one fold split. Original brown cloth gilt. Blind stamped patterned borders to spine and both boards. 2nd issue with the un-tinted plates and brown end-papers. Attractive bookplate of John Slater Seaforth Liverpool to inside board. END-PAPERS CRACKED but sound and upper rear joint started 4cms. COMPLETE ORIGINAL COPY. PLEASE EMAIL FOR PHOTOS <br/> <br/> John Murray hardcover
1857000011477London: John Murray 1857. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. 5 vi-ix 2 2-687 1 pp. Bound without the publisher's advertisements. Half contemporary green calf over textured cloth boards spine in six compartments with a brown morocco label lettered in gilt on the spine; all edges marbled. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Illustrated with a fold-out chromolithograph frontispiece with 23 plates an additional folding plate and two folding maps at the end of the volume. Also with an engraving of the tse-tse fly on the title page and with other in-text engravings. Completing the title page: "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. Mendelssohn 908. PMM 341. Livingstone's publications are of great importance in the history of travel and exploration. The author is remembered as a passionate missionary an explorer and an ardent opponent of the slave trade. This book is an account of Livingstone's exploration of Lake Ngami the Zambesi River and Victoria Falls or Mosioatunya the name the waterfall had before Livingstone arrived. The author also recounts his conversations and interactions with the chiefs Sebituane and Sekeletu and includes some ethnographic details of the African people he met during his travels. An attractive example of one of Livingstone's most important books widely regarded as a classic of its kind and an essential part of any serious collection of books on travel and exploration. Rebacked with the contemporary leather spine laid down minor rubbing to the corners and some foxing to the plates. John Murray hardcover
1857LIVINGST015584John Murray London. 1857. First edition. Third state with the plates opposite pages 66 and 225 being black and white engravings rather than tinted lithographs. Octavo. pp x 687. Illustrations including folding frontispiece tissue-guarded portrait of the author two folding maps at rear one of which is in a pocket. At the rear is a publisher's eight page catalogue dated November 1 1857. Original brown cloth decorated in blind lettered in gilt. Inner hinges cracked but tight. Small nicks to head and tail of spine. Very good indeed. John Murray, London. hardcover
198549301THIENEMANN KARL 1985. 1. softcover. FANTASYABENTEUERSPIELBUCH THIENEMANN, KARL paperback
1899236647Boston: Brown and Company 144 Purchase Street 1899. First edition. Frontispiece. x 13-153 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Crimson gilt stamped cloth t.e.g. In custom cloth dust jacket. laid into cloth chemise and slipcase. First edition. Frontispiece. x 13-153 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. With the first appearance of Wallace Stevens at page 28 "Vita Mea" which first appeared in the Harvard Advocate and here is its first and only book appearance. Edelstein B1Morse B1 Brown and Company 144 Purchase Street unknown
185728441<p><strong>1857 Missionary Travels of David Livingstone in AFRICA 1st edition w/ MAP</strong></p><p><em>"If you have men who will only come if they know there is a good road I don't want them. I want men who will come if there is no road at all." </em></p><p>― David Livingstone</p><p>A rare 1857 edition of David Livingstone's "<em>Missionary Travels</em>". In this book Livingstone describes his travel and work as a missionary to the indigenous people in Central and South Africa. Through the mid-19th-century South Africa was completely unknown to Europeans thus Livingstone's mission brought light to more than just spreading the gospel. The work deals with customs languages animal and plant biology geology topography and mineralogy in Africa.</p><p>According to PMM</p><p>"The geographical results of his journeys were of supreme importance and made it possible to fill in great stretches of the maps of Central Africa which hitherto had been blank." <em>Printing and Mind of Man</em> 341</p><p>Livingstone discovered the Zambesi River and Victoria Falls which he named. He also explored parts of Angola and Mozambique and met with and observed the Hottentot. He was also able to discover some of the most devastating instances of slave trade which propelled his abolitionist ideals. </p><p>Item number: #28441</p><p>Price: $750</p><p>LIVINGSTONE David </p><p><strong><em>Missionary Travels And Researches In South Africa</em></strong></p><p>London: Murray 1857. First edition.</p><p><u>Details</u>: </p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Collation: Complete with all pages</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->ix 1 687 1 8</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->45 full-page engravings plus 2 folding maps</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->References: Czech 97; PMM 341; Abbey Travel 347; Garrison & Morton 5269</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->Czech: "Perhaps the most famous of all African exploration books this recounts Dr. Livingstone's travels through South Africa with the discovery of Lake Ngami while accompanied by his wife and William Cotton Oswell. Oswell and the author continued their journey discovering the Zambesi River and eventually the Victoria Falls"</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Language: English</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->Brown cloth</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Size: ~9.25in X 6.25in 23.5cm x 15.5cm</p><p>Our Guarantee:</p><p>Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.</p><p>Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!</p><p><u>Photos available upon request. </u></p> Murray hardcover
1865317016London: John Murray 1865. First edition. Engraved folding frontispiece 12 engraved plates folding repaired at joints route map to rear. xiv ii 1-608pp. 8vo. Bound in three quarter mottled brown polished modern calf marbled baords brown leather title labels. Fine. First edition. Engraved folding frontispiece 12 engraved plates folding repaired at joints route map to rear. xiv ii 1-608pp. 8vo. Howgego IV L34 Mendelssohn I 915 SABIB III p. 137 John Murray unknown books
1899236647Boston: Brown and Company 144 Purchase Street 1899. First edition. Frontispiece. x 13-153 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Crimson gilt stamped cloth t.e.g. In custom cloth dust jacket. laid into cloth chemise and slipcase. First edition. Frontispiece. x 13-153 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. With the first appearance of Wallace Stevens at page 28 "Vita Mea" which first appeared in the Harvard Advocate and here is its first and only book appearance. Edelstein B1Morse B1 Brown and Company 144 Purchase Street unknown books
1857203805London: John Murray 1857. First UK Edition . Hardcover. Fair. SCARCE early issue. 687 pages plus advertisements with fold-out frontispiece one fold-out bound map of south Africa another multi-panel map in an envelope attached to rpdep depicting Livingstone's route this map is in FINE condition numerous black and white plates and illustrations. Catalogue at rear of text dated November 1 1857. Textured brown cloth with gold titles top of spine is heavily worn with tears and chips missing a few tears to tail of spine corners are bumped and lightly worn a few light scuffs tears to endpapers at hinges foxing to text edges heavier near boards Fair/Good. <br/> <br/> John Murray hardcover
187912907Paris, Hachette, 1879 ; 2 tomes in-8 ; demi-chagrin rouge-cerise, fleurons décoratifs et titre dorés (reliure de l'époque) ; (12), IV, 496 ; (4), 544 pp., 2 frontispices, 9 cartes en couleurs dont 2 très grandes dépliantes en fin de chaque volume et 2 dépliantes, dont celle du fleuve Lingstone (Congo) et de ses chutes.
204411London: Adam & Co N.D. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Owner name on 2nd FEP. Rubbing along panel edges. Gilded text block edges. Adam & Co hardcover
200510930VB2005. 2005th ed. Springer 2005. 17 x 24 cm. 1152 pages. Hardcover. Versand aus Deutschland / We dispatch from Germany via Air Mail. Einband bestoßen daher Mängelexemplar gestempelt sonst sehr guter Zustand. Imperfect copy due to slightly bumped cover apart from this in very good condition. Stamped. hardcover
2007023347Wizard Books 2007. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 25th Anniversary edition 2007. Slight rubbing to edges otherwise in excellent condition. Next day dispatch by Royal Mail in sturdy recyclable packaging. 1000's of satisfied customers! Please contact us with any enquiries. <br/> <br/> Wizard Books hardcover
1857889P11London: John Murray 1857. First edition. Cloth. Good. 9" by 6". Various. The first edition of this important travel work on South Africa by influential explorer David Livingstone an illustrated copy in the original cloth binding. First edition - issue with lithographs facing pages 66 and 225 and no extra leaf after page 8. Eight pages of adverts to the rear dated November 1st 1967.Illustrated with a folding lithograph plate to the frontispiece three folding maps one folding plate twenty-four plates two of which are lithographs and in-text engravings.Collated complete. 'Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa' shows the intellectual breadth of the author in his descriptions of his experiences working as a missionary and travelling in South Africa.Livingstone was well educated on Africa having spent his sixteen years there reading extensively on religion medicine anthropology and natural history. It was during these sixteen years that he decided to keep a journal on his experiences knowing that his reputation as an explorer was rising.This work is written in a conversational style with humorous tones. He offers a fantastic enlightening and detailed account of the lives of people in South Africa in the mid nineteenth century.The work was very popular upon publication seeing twelve-thousand copies of the first impression being sold out before publication.David Livingstone was a Victorian hero for his work with the London Missionary Society as a medical pioneer and explorer in Africa. This book gives great detail into his explorations including an insight into the years in which is was missing and presumed dead by British authorities. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally worn with a tear to the front joint. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Some light marks to the boards. Spine is a little faded. A little light rubbing to the boards and spine. Hinges are tender. Bookseller label to the paste downs. Internally generally firmly bound. Pages are bright with the occasional spot and handling mark. Good John Murray hardcover
2007002803Spain: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia Ministero de Cultura. This lavish catalogue of the 2007 retrospective exhibition at the Reina Sofia in Madrid includes: 250 illustrations of paintings drawings and prints from 1953 to 2007 extensive interviews with Rego essays by Marco Livingstone and Robert Hughes chronology and bibliography - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched within 2-3 days - SIGNED BY PAULA REGO - Pictures available upon request. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 2007. Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia Ministero de Cultura hardcover
1859157219Philadelphia PA: J. W. Bradley 1859. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Owner name on 2nd FEP. Rear hinge cracked. Bumping on panel corners. Chipping at spine crown/heel. J. W. Bradley hardcover
198951478GOLDMANN WILHELM 08/1989. 1. softcover. FANTASYABENTEUERSPIELBUCH GOLDMANN, WILHELM paperback
185812830New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers 1858. First American Edition. Full leather. Near fine. First American edition of Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa by David Livingstone handsomely bound in a full leather binding. Thick octavo xxiv 1-732pp 4pp ads. Full brown morocco double gilt-ruled border. Title in gilt on red morocco label affixed to spine five raised bands with gilt ruling. Handmade endpapers. Solid text block small bump to bottom of spine. Faint damp stain to frontispiece usual toning to leaves. A near fine example in a fine binding. Complete with 48 illustrations including a frontispiece with tissue guard and three fold-out maps. Map of South Africa with archival repairs to center fold others near fine. Harper & Brothers, Publishers unknown
186115581London: John Murray 1861. First edition. Paperback. Important volume of the RGS journal with much Australian & British Columbian content & many folding maps in original blue paper wrappers. It contains John M'Douall Stuart's account of his last unsuccessful attempts to cross the continent; Stuart attempted 11 times to break through either to the Gulf of Carpentaria or to the Victoria River headwaters' Feeken Feeken and Spate. "The Discovery and Exploration of Australia". Other content includes Franklin in the Arctic Kashmir Peru the Andes. Articles include: M'Clintock Narrative of the Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin; 4 articles on British Columbia by Mayne Palmer Begbie & Downie on British Columbia; Purdon On the Trigonometrical Survey of the Valley of Kashmir; Austen Notes on the Valley of Kashmir; Clerk Notes in Persia Khorassan and Afghanistan; John M'Douall Stuart Journal of Australian Exploration: 2nd 3rd & Last Expedition; Randell Voyage up the Darling and Barwon; Wheelwright Proposed Railway Route across the Andes; Spruce On the Mountains of Llanganati; Jameson; Journey from Quito to Cayambe; Markham The Province of Caravaya in Southern Peru. Orig. pale blue printed wrappers spine very lightly tanned with a couple of sml. ruffles front inner hinge strengthened o/w fine unopened condition. 8vo 12pp advertiserclxxxvi 386pp 16pp ads 12 folding partialy color maps and a folding facsimilie document of the Eribus and Terror. UNCUT and UNOPENED. John Murray paperback
49048THIENEMANN KARL. 4. softcover. FANTASYABENTEUERSPIELBUCH THIENEMANN, KARL paperback
49047THIENEMANN KARL. 6. softcover. FANTASYABENTEUERSPIELBUCH THIENEMANN, KARL paperback
186612844New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers 1866. First American Edition. Full leather. Near fine. First American edition of Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries by David and Charles Livingstone finely bound in full leather. Thick octavo xxii 1-638pp 6pp ads. Bound in full brown morocco new marbled endpapers. Double gilt-ruled border on covers. Title in gilt on black morocco label affixed to spine five raised bands with gilt ruling. Solid text block a touch of toning to edges faint foxing throughout a near fine example. Complete with 36 illustrations including frontispiece. Fold-out map at end depicting the rivers and lands through which the expedition traveled in South Eastern Africa. Light toning to map closed tear where attached to volume. Hosken 126. Harper & Brothers, Publishers unknown
1874Biblio512Two volumes. First editions. John Murray. London. 1874. Octavo. xvi 360 6pp publisher's ads. 7 engraved plates 18 text engravings folding coloured map in rear pocket; vii 1 346 20pp publisher's ads. 14 engraved plates including 3 litho reproductions of Livingstone's journal one in colour 6 text engravings folding coloured map. Original decorative cloth gilt to spines and upper boards blind tooled border to boards. Uniformly sunned to spines. Pages untrimmed. Original endpapers. Occasional light spotting toning to outer exposed verso panels of pocket map. Map would seem to have been rarely taken from its pocket with no tears wear or misfolds. Lightly rubbed to extremities. A handsome set with no inscriptions or annotation.<br /><b>David Livingstone</b> 1813 - 1873 African missionary and explorer. Livingstone was buried in Westminster Abbey on 18 April 1874. A black slab in the centre of the nave in the Abbey marks his resting-place. ODNB.<br /><b>Horace Waller</b> FRGS 1833 - 1896 Anti slavery campaigner missionary and close associate of David Livingstone and Gordon.<br /> John Murray hardcover
