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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
1857317050London: John Murray 1857. First edition Bradlow variant 2. Folding tinted frontispiece of Victoria Falls 2 folding maps 24 plates 1 folding section plus numerous illustrations to text. x 687 1 pp. 1 vols. Thick 8vo. Modern calf spine elaborately gilt. A few minor repairs very good. First edition Bradlow variant 2. Folding tinted frontispiece of Victoria Falls 2 folding maps 24 plates 1 folding section plus numerous illustrations to text. 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 Travel 347; Mendelssohn. Vol. I pp. 908-909; Printing and the Mind of Man 341; Bradlow "The Variants of the 1857 edition " in Lloyd ed. Livingstone 1873-1973 John Murray unknown books
185855883NY: Harper & Brothers 1858. First edition. 8vo pp. 732 adv. Bound in drab brown cloth cloth cut along the hinge end papers stained illustrated with plates and a map. A good copy. Mendelssohn III 136. cfGarrison & Morton 5269. cfGay 3034. cfPrinting and the Mind of Man 341. cfAbbey Travel 347. cfHosken p. 126 1st Issue. Livingstone describes his missionary activities and travels in South Africa from 1841 to 1853 and his first major expedition the Trans-Africa journey of 1853-56. On this expedition he travelled from Linyanti to Loanda and from Linyanti to Quilimane. While exploring the Zambesi River he discovered the famous Victoria Falls in November 1855. "The results in geography and in natural science in all its departments were abundant and accurate; his observations necessitated a reconstruction of the map of Central Africa. When Livingstone began his work in Africa the map was virtually blank from Kuruman to Timbuktu and nothing but envy or ignorance can throw any doubt on the originality of his discoveries." Encyc. Britan. 11th Edn. Livingstone also here gives an accurate account of the tsetse fly and of the disease produced in cattle following its bite. "Delightful reading." DNB Mendelssohn III 136. cfGarrison & Morton 5269. cfGay 3034. cfPrinting and the Mind of Man 341. cfAbbey Travel 347. cfHosken p. 126 1st Issue. Harper & Brothers unknown books
185855932NY: Harper & Brothers 1858. First edition. 8vo pp. 732 adv. Bound in leather backed boards rubbed along the hinges bookplate end papers toned hinge starting illustrated with plates and a map well worn at the folds. Just a good copy. Mendelssohn III 136. cfGarrison & Morton 5269. cfGay 3034. cfPrinting and the Mind of Man 341. cfAbbey Travel 347. cfHosken p. 126 1st Issue. Livingstone describes his missionary activities and travels in South Africa from 1841 to 1853 and his first major expedition the Trans-Africa journey of 1853-56. On this expedition he travelled from Linyanti to Loanda and from Linyanti to Quilimane. While exploring the Zambesi River he discovered the famous Victoria Falls in November 1855. "The results in geography and in natural science in all its departments were abundant and accurate; his observations necessitated a reconstruction of the map of Central Africa. When Livingstone began his work in Africa the map was virtually blank from Kuruman to Timbuktu and nothing but envy or ignorance can throw any doubt on the originality of his discoveries." Encyc. Britan. 11th Edn. Livingstone also here gives an accurate account of the tsetse fly and of the disease produced in cattle following its bite. "Delightful reading." DNB Mendelssohn III 136. cfGarrison & Morton 5269. cfGay 3034. cfPrinting and the Mind of Man 341. cfAbbey Travel 347. cfHosken p. 126 1st Issue. Harper & Brothers unknown books
1857100339<p>Modern l/2 leather with marbled boards 8vo 711 pp. Illustrated. Minor foxing and toning but a very nice copy. Contains all plates and maps 47 in all including the index. Foldout illustration of Victoria Falls one of the more interesting plates. Also contains the folding map of South Africa and a folding map of Livingstone’s route across Africa.</p> John Murray hardcover books
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
187522134Chicago: Jansen McClurg & Company 1875. Large thick octavo 23.5cm.; original brown pictorial cloth upper cover and spine embossed in gilt brown glazed endpapers; 254114adspp.; engraved portrait frontispiece 21 plates including one color facsimile one color double-page map and one large color folding map loose in chemise mounted inside rear cover; additional text illus. throughout. Extremities a bit rubbed a few tiny chips to endpapers else a Very Good copy. Jansen, McClurg, & Company unknown books
1997Embry 176953Thomas Publications 1997. First edition first printing. Fine in fine dust jacket in mylar cover. Thomas Publications, 1997. First edition, first printing. unknown books
185855354Philadelphia: Bradley Boston: Crown 1858. First edition thus. 8vo pp. 440 adv. Bound in drab brown cloth little worn some light foxing a very good copy. Illustrated. Bradley, Boston: Crown unknown books
199830560Fort Lauderdale: Museum of Art 1998. Paperback. Very good. 62 page exhibition catalog in publisher's French fold wraps. <br/><br/>exc h Museum of Art paperback books
198551131New York: Rizzoli 1985. First American Edition. Quarto. Cloth boards in dust jacket; 160pp. Mild age toning to margins of textblock trivial sunning to top and bottom edges of boards. A few dogeared pages interspersed in textblock else a tight clean unmarked copy. Jacket showing trivial external wear. Very Good. Rizzoli unknown books
1968149371London: Oxford University Press 1968. First edition. Softcover. 85 pages. A clean and tight near fine copy in wrappers. Oxford University Press unknown books
19681324894Hamden: Archon Books 1968. Hardcover. Octavo; Reprint of original edition University of Michigan 1951; G/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine green with black print; DJ has slight edgewear toning to spine and flap folds price-clipped; Boards in blue cloth slight wear to spine caps else clean and strong; Text block has name in ink on front flyleaf else clean and tight; vii 71 pages. 1324894. FP New Rockville Stock. Archon Books hardcover books
200337532New York: Bulfinch 2003. First American Edition. Quarto. Cloth boards hardcover; dustjacket; 240pp; illus. Tight fine and unmarked in lightly used dustwrapper Near Fine. Bulfinch unknown books
1999177635New York and London: Richard Gray Gallery Annely Juda Fine Art 1999. Softcover. VG very light wear on corners some scuffs on back cover mark on title page text and illustrations clean. Color illustration on front cover white spine and back cover. 95 pp. Profusely illustrated in color. Catalog of an exhibition held at the Richard Gray Gallery New York April 29-May 28 1999 and at Annely Juda Fine Art London June 30-September 18 1999. Includes an essay and an interview with the artist by Marco Livingstone. Richard Gray Gallery, Annely Juda Fine Art unknown books
194432259Philadelphia: Lippincott 1944. 1st edition. Blue cloth binding with dark blue lettering. Dust jacket. Tape shadow to dj flap & ffep. Lending library stamp to ffep. VG/VG. 222 pp. 8vo. <br/><br/> Lippincott hardcover books
1999156778Fort Lauderdale FL: Museum of Art 1999. First edition. Softcover. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran January 17 through August 2 1998 athe Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale and then traveled to three other locations for additional dates. Essays by Laurence Pamer and Marco Livingstone. Includes numerous color illustrations along with a checklist chronology list of exhibitions public collections and a selected bibliography. A near fine copy in French style wrappers with a small abrasion to the rear panel. Museum of Art unknown books
199740595New York: Bulfinch / Little Brown 1997. First Edition. Quarto 29cm. Cloth boards; dustjacket; 224pp; illus. Tight Near Fine copy in crisp unclipped dustwrapper with a trace of rubbing to extremities still easily Near Fine. Bulfinch / Little, Brown unknown books
199443011New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc 1994. First Edition. Quarto 28.5cm x 23.5cm. Mint green boards hardcover with titling embossed in red on spine; pictorial dustjacket; 143pp; illus. Near Fine copy; slight sunfading to upper extremities else new. Near Fine dustwrapper; slight shelf wear else new. First collection of American Pop and Happenings artist Jim Dine's botanical drawings and paintings. Essay by Marco Livingstone. 220 illustrations including 93 plates in full color. Harry N. Abrams, Inc unknown books
2004163006Chicago IL: Richard Gray Gallery 2004. First edition. Softcover. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran March 12 through April 23 2004. Text by Dine and Marco Livingstone. Includes with the covers 13 color illustrations. A very near fine copy in wrappers. Richard Gray Gallery unknown books
2003152649Gottingen Germany: Steidl 2003. First edition. Hardcovers four volumes with a total of 1044 pages. Essays by Andy Grundberg Marco Livingstone Stephanie Wiles and with an interview of Dine by Jean-Luc Monterosso. All four books in very fine condition in a fine slipcase and still mostly in the publisher's shrinkwrap. No dust jackets as issued. Still in the publisher's printed shipping carton. A lovely set. Steidl unknown books
1990225158Minneapolis: Peter Davis / Your Flesh Magazine 1990. Unpaginated way too many pages slick color cover and newsprint guts which have toned considerably but are not yet fragile. Softbound in 11x8.2 inch stapled wraps slight crimping along spinefold small seller's pricetag in one corner a clean sound copy with no markings. but plenty of weird stuff "in the plate Peter Davis / Your Flesh Magazine unknown books
1860010351J.W. Bradley 1860. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Near Fine Copy With Light Foxing.First Edition.Excellent Copy. J.W. Bradley Hardcover books
199248071Toronto: Our Schools/Our Selves Education Foundation 1992. 8vo pp. 142. Bibliography. Paper wraps. Our schools/our selves monograph series; No. 10. Cover slightly scuffed o/w a nice copy. Explores the way social class is perpetuated in Canadian schools and suggests correctives. Our Schools/Our Selves Education Foundation unknown books
19971332346New York: Oxford University Press 1997. Third Edition. Hardcover. Thick Octavo; pp 1786; VG/VG; black spine with green and white text; dust jacket has minimal wear to exterior; cloth clean; strong boards; text block clean; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. 1332346. FP New Rockville Stock. Oxford University Press hardcover books
