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REVUE COLONIALE. 2e série. Décembre 1854.

[Livingstone, Dr; African]; Stanley Henry MBiblio.com

LIFE AND FINDING OF DR. LIVINGSTONE Containing the Original Letters Written by Stanley

188034762London: Dean & Son Limited ca. 1880. First Edition. Illustrated throughout with full-page plates from cuts on wood. 8vo publisher's original Victorian red cloth beveled edges pictorially decorated and lettered in black and green on the upper cover the spine decorated in black with author and title on two gilt background labels. xxii 335 1 ads. pp. A very good copy bright and clean with light evidence of age. FIRST EDITION. The quest to recover David Livingstone is one of the most famous travel adventures and manhunts in history. By 1870 Livingstone had been missing for long enough that it was generally accepted that he had died somewhere in Central Africa. However James Gordon Bennett proprietor of the â€œNew York Heraldâ€ was convinced that Livingstone was still alive and dispatched a richly laden H.M. Stanley to find him. Stanley embarked on his quest on March 12 1871 and after overcoming â€œinnumerable difficultiesâ€ he found a discouraged and disheartened Livingstone at Ujiji on November 10. Stanley then uttered the oft-quoted line â€œDr. Livingstone I presumeâ€ This it is said helped to renew the good doctorâ€™s hope. The two soon set off on an exploration of the north end of Lake Tanganyika and eventually discovered that the Rusizi runs into it and not out of it. Stanley left Livingstone well-provisioned and spiritually inspired on March 15 1872 and came back to England and shortly published this â€œpicturesque narrativeâ€ of his experiences helping to secure his reputation as a â€œleader of men and an explorer of great promise.â€ Stanleyâ€™s travels on this first expedition not only made his literary reputation but also laid the geographical groundwork for his subsequent journey narrated in â€œThrough the Dark Continentâ€ and gave him the tremendous practical experience in African travel that made his third expedition to rescue Emin Pasha narrated in â€œIn Darkest Africaâ€ such a success. Dean & Son, Limited hardcover

Buddenbrooks, Inc. · États-Unis126,50 $US≈ 107,03 €

[LIVINGSTONE, David]; WALLER, HoraceBiblio.com

The Last Journals of David Livingstone in Central Africa. From Eighteen Hundred and Sixty-Five to His Death. Continued by a Narrative of His Last Moments and Sufferings Obtained from His Faithful Servants Chuma and Susi with Portrait Maps and Illustrations

1875409451875 AFRICA David Livingstone 1ed Last Journals Voyages African Exploration MAP"I will go anywhere provided it be forward." ― David LivingstoneDavid Livingstone was a Scottish medical missionary with the London Missionary Society and explorer in Africa. 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 so 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 which he kept until his death.This first American edition of Livingstone's "Last Journals" is illustrated with 20 full-page engravings 25 in-text illustrations and an enormous 72cm x 82cm folding map of Central Africa!Item number: #40945Price: $550LIVINGSTONE David; WALLER HoraceThe Last Journals of David Livingstone in Central Africa. From Eighteen Hundred and Sixty-Five to His Death. Continued by a Narrative of His Last Moments and Sufferings Obtained from His Faithful Servants Chuma and Susi with Portrait Maps and Illustrations.New York: Harper and Brothers Publishers 1875. First American edition.Details:· Collation: Completeo 2 541 1 4o 48 illustrationsFrontispiece engraving20 woodcut plates25 in-text woodcutsDouble-page mapLarge folding map 29in x 32.75in· Language: English· Provenance: Bookplate – Elijah T. Fletcher· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secureo Red cloth· Size: ~ 9.5in X 6in 23.5cm x 15cmOur Guarantee:Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!40945Photos available upon request. Harper and Brothers, Publishers hardcover

Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books · États-Unis550,00 $US≈ 465,35 €