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ria9783368305581_inpPaperback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Reproduction of the original. paperback
ria9783861951803_inpPaperback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Includes 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. Reprint of the Ori paperback
ria9781015796447_inpHardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Withi hardcover
18581531<p>First American edition hardcover 1858 with clean pages and illustrations. Some moderate wear to top of spine. Other cover wear minimal. Binding sound. Scarce.</p> Harper & Brothers hardcover
B9791041981748Paperback / softback. New. paperback
18581606<p>Harper and Brothers 1858 hardcover. Cover shows general wear with bad discoloration inside both front and end covers and to front and back end papers. Pages unmarked with some age-toning. Binding tight. Maps and numerous illustrations clean. Scarce. </p> Harper and Brothers hardcover
CA15AA-00233Harper & Brothers. Collectible - Acceptable. New York: Harper & Brothers 1858. 1st American edition. Sm 4to Hardcover. 755pp. B/W illustrations and fold-out map. Fair book. Covers scuffed and edgeworn. Spine chipped and detatching. Pages foxed soiled and slightly dampstained. africa south africa missions history 19th century Inquire if you need further information. Harper & Brothers hardcover
0705415147.Gleather_bound. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ria9781022967595_inpHardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Embark on a remarkable journey through 19th-century South Africa with David Livingstone's "Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa: Journeys and Researches in South Africa." This compelling historical account details Livingsto hardcover
1860LC1429Harper & Brothers 1860. Hardcover. Good. New York Harper & Brothers 1860. 16 x 24 cm 755 pp. Has 44 illustrations most of them single page plates a few in text plus 3 fold out maps: Ideal Section across South Central Africa Map of South Africa and Map of Dr. Livingstones Route. Covers a bit darkened cloth on joints shows some wear. Authors portrait protected with glassine. Age-toned and foxed this also extends to the plates. The map of Livingstone travels has a tear. The Book Cellar & Henschel. <br/> <br/> Harper & Brothers hardcover
1858996Y43New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers 1858. First edition. Cloth. Good. 9.5" by 6". Not Stated . The first U.S. edition of David Livingstone's influential account of African travel - a major contribution prior to the "Scramble for Africa" in the late 19th century. First U.S. edition. Rebacked with the original boards and title of the original backstrip laid down. Complete with forty-eight illustrations including a tissue-guarded frontispiece two folding plates and one dual-spread plate. With many in-text figures throughout. David Livingstone's bestselling account of African exploration describing the first of his three major expeditions in which he followed the Zambezi discovering Victoria Falls in the process as well as the Shire and Ruyuma rivers ranging from Angola in the west to Mozambique in the east. 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. Livingstone's missionary travels "disappearance" and eventual death in Africa led to the founding of several major central African Christian missionary initiatives carried forward in the era of the European "Scramble for Africa" during which almost all of Africa fell under European rule for decades. Rebacked with the original boards and title of the original backstrip laid down. Renewed endpapers. Externally front hinge failed. With fading to the cloth and rubbing and slight bumping to the extremities. Bookplate of the Ethnological Collections of Boston College Library to the front paste down. Internally generally firmly bound front endpapers strained. Pages are generally bright and clean with discolouration to the endpapers and paste downs. Contemporary ownership inscription to front free endpaper. Reference ink impressions to the title page and f.p. tissue guard. Good Harper & Brothers, Publishers hardcover
B9781108010016Paperback / softback. New. In this book first published in 1857 David Livingstone describes his travels and work as a missionary and explorer in regions of Africa previously unknown to Europeans. The book makes fascinating reading for anyone interested in Africa's indigenous peoples their customs and languages animal and plant life geology and mineralogy. paperback
1857804D2London: John Murray 1857. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 5.5". Various. A rebound first edition copy of David Livingstone's travelogue through South Africa with a folding frontispiece illustrations and a folding map. First edition rebound in blue cloth. Illustrated with a folding frontispiece twenty-four black-and-white plates one folding plate in-text illustrations and a folding map of South Africa with Dr Livingstone's travel routes to rear. 'Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa' by David Livingstone is a written recollection of the author's travels and experiences while traversing various different regions of Africa. Livingstone's decision to publish the travelogue with John Murray was seen as an unconventional choice but it quickly became a bestseller. This text is said to include field science alongside 'exceptionally sympathetic descriptions of African people'.David Livingstone was a famous British physician explorer and Christian missionary. He spent much of his life trying to solve an 'age-old mystery' about the Nile River that would bring him the fame to end the African Slave Trade. Unfortunately his explorations ultimately led to a larger colonial presence in Africa. Collated complete. Rebound in an institutional cloth binding Externally smart. Minimal marks to boards. Small amount of wear to extremities. A bit of fading along top of joints. Paste downs are age-toned with remnants of library stamp on front pastedown. Some marks to both pastedowns. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and very clean with minimal age-toning to margins. A damp stain on plate facing page one. A bit of spotting particularly to first and last few pages. Page repairs to title page dedication page and preface. Library stamps to title page as well as blank sides of plates. Plates including folding plate are very bright and clean. Folding map to rear is very bright and clean with a couple of spots to bottom edge. Very Good John Murray hardcover
B9783861951803Paperback. New. paperback
1857820P9London: John Murray 1857. First edition. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 6". Various. A rebound first edition copy of this important travel work by David Livingstone complete with illustrations and folding maps. First edition - issue with lithographs facing pages 66 and 225 and no extra leaf after page 8.Illustrated with a folding plate to the frontispiece three folding maps one folding plate twenty-four plates 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.Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front free endpaper 'The Reverend Thomas Green B.A. Presented to him by the members of his Bible class as a token of esteem Ryecroft 9th December 1857'. In a half morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally smart. A little rubbing to the spine and extremities. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front free endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some spots including to the folding maps. A little edge wear to the folding maps. Very Good Indeed John Murray hardcover
186819410<p>25th edition. Ex-library bookplate on front pastedown wear spot on rear pastedown likely from library card pocket.<br />Book is in Fair condition with splitting hinges and weak joints. Cover is worn corners bumped and rubbed areas on spine are missing see photos discoloration on cover. Pages are age-tanned with occasional light foxing but otherwise clean and intact. Map in rear of book is intact.</p> Harper & Brothers hardcover
1331981166.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
B9781016814119Hardback. New. hardcover
B9781016818957Paperback / softback. New. paperback
B9783337572297Paperback / softback. New. paperback
2010x-1446034682Leffmann Press 2010. Paperback. New. 790 pages. 8.30x5.60x1.80 inches. Leffmann Press paperback
1983099910Great Britain: Time Life. Near Fine/No Jacket. 1983. First Thus. Full-Leather. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo Hardback Hardcover. Missionary Tales. 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. Loose folding maps in pocket. illustrations maps. Brown leather red and gilt decorated Leather-bound all edges gilt. . Beautifully-produced complete facsimile of the 1857 first edition of one of the most influential books of African exploration. . Time Life hardcover
