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David Livingstone. A popular account of missionary travels and researches in South Africa. John Murray, London, 1861.

Price: US$55.00 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: [Colchester Grammar School binding] Gilt ruled covers. Front gutter weak. ix, 436 pages illustrations, folded map, 20 cm. Voyage to the Cape and Algoa Bay -- 1. Residence at Kuruman, Lepelole and Kolobeng -- 2. The Boers -- The Kalahari desert -- Bushmen and Bakalahari -- 3. Discovery of Lake Ngami -- 4. Second and third journeys from Kolobeng -- The Chobe -- The Makololo -- Discovery of the Zambesi -- 5. Griquas and Bechuanas -- 6. Kuruman -- Missionaries -- 7. Native customs -- Bamangwato Hills -- 8. The Sanshureh and Chobe -- 9. Customs of the Makololo -- 10. The Makalaka -- 11. The Leeambye -- 12. Ascent of the Leeambye -- Barotse Valley -- Banyeti -- Naliele -- Mambari -- Marile -- Sesheke -- 13. Descent of the Chobe -- 14. Gonye Falls -- 15. Ascent of the Leeba -- 16. Journey to Shinte's town -- 17. The Lonaje -- Lake Dilolo -- 18. The Kasai -- 19. Through Bashinje territory to Cassange and the Basongo territory to Loanda -- 20. Makololo at Loanda -- Cazengo -- The Lucalla -- Massangano -- Golungo Alto -- 21. Residence at Golungo Alto -- Ambaca -- The Coanza -- 22. Tala Mungongo -- The Loajima -- 23. Detour southward -- Crossing the Kasai -- 24. The Lotemba -- Reception at Libonta -- 25. Naliele -- Gonye -- Linyanti -- 26. Descent of the Zambesi -- Victoria Falls -- Ancient lakes -- 27. The Mozuma -- The Batoka -- 28. The Kafue -- 29. Crossing the Loangwa and Zambesi -- District of Chicova -- 30. The Banyai -- Arrival at Tete -- 31. Tete and its vicinity -- 32. Descent of the Zambesi -- Voyage to Mauritius and thence to England

Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.

David Livingstone.. A Popular Account of Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa.. John Murray, London 1861, 1861.

Price: US$70.42 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Popular edition. Hardback. Octavo. ix, 436pp. Original red cloth with gilt spine titles and gilt insect motif to front. Slight bruising to corners, some fading around spine and rear board, slight nicking to spine ends, lacks front endpaper, otherwise very good.

Seller: ROBIN SUMMERS BOOKS LTD, Aldeburgh, United Kingdom

LIVINGSTONE, David. A popular account of missionary travels and researches in South Africa. John Murray, 1861.

Price: US$70.42 + shipping

Description: Lacks front free endpaper. Sellotape stains on front board and folding frontispiece. Damp stains on front board, upper page fore-edge and rear endpaper corners. Hinges cracked and repaired. Brown cloth rather worn, particularly on browned spine. Dull gilt insect decoration on front board and lettering on spine. Spine head worn. Used - Acceptable. Fair hardback in brown cloth

Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom

LIVINGSTONE, David.. LIVINGSTONE'S SOUTH AFRICA. Or A Popular Account of Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa.. John Murray, London. 1861., 1861.

Price: US$79.25 + shipping

Description: 8vo, 436pp + 32pp publisher's catalogue, very good folding map (with 1cm closed tear), 35 illus comprising of a b/w folding frontis, b/w plates (2 with a closed tear across plate) & b/w text illus. A very good hardback copy bound in maroon pebbled cloth & decorated with blindstamped borders & gilt motif of a bee on front. Book is canted and spine is browned with shelf wear to ends. Cloth is very lightly flecked & slightly worn on edges & corners. Previous owner's name (dated 1956) on front endpaper, bookplate on front paste down. Presentation inscription on verso of front endpaper (dated 1866). Page 169 offset from loosely inserted newspaper clippings.

Seller: Sainsbury's Books Pty. Ltd., Camberwell, VIC, Australia

Livingstone, David.. A popular account of missionary travels and researches in South Africa. With map and illustrations.. London John Murray Albmarle Street, 1861.

Price: US$109.39 + shipping

Description: Marmorierter Halblederband der Zeit, mit Karten und Illustrationen, 431; 32 Seiten, 13 x 19 cm, etwas fleckig, gutes Exemplar.

Seller: Libretto Antiquariat & mundart.ch, Langnau i.E., BE, Switzerland

David Livingstone. A Popular Account of Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa. John Murray, London, 1861.

Price: US$112.64 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: vii / 436 pp 16 bw plates including folding frontispiece, vignette title page and folding map with Livingstone's route shown in red, 19 figures in text, bound in full brown calf, 5 rasied bands gilt ttile to black spine label, gilt decorations to spine, gilt rulings to margins of cover, School badge of the Islington Proprietary School in gilt to front with School prize inscription dated 1867 to early blanks, peach endpapers. Leather scuffed at spine ends and corners, ink spotted and scratched with some superficial damage, plates are a little tanned and spotted , map has small tear - a solid copy in prize binding

Seller: Your Book Soon, Stroud, GLOS, United Kingdom

David Livingston. A Popular Account of Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa. John Murray, London, 1861.

Price: US$147.23 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: The first edition thus of David Livingstone's account of his travels and research in South Africa. The popular edition of his work. The first edition thus, with this being the 'Popular Edition' of the work.A hero to the Victorian people for his missionary work and expedition"s, David Livingstone spent most of his life travelling around Africa. This book recounts his travels and researches in South Africa. He sought the source of the Nile, and was missing and presumed dead when he lost contact with his friends, colleagues, and family for six years, until 1869 when the "New York Herald" sent Henry Morton Stanley to find him. With a folding frontispiece and a further thirty-four plates and in text monochrome illustrations, including a folding map at the end of the book. Collated, complete.Rebacked, in the publisher's original cloth binding, with original back strip laid down. Retaining the original endpapers.With a thirty-two page publisher's catalogue to the rear, dated April, 1861. Rebacked, in the publisher's original cloth binding, retaining the original boards and with back strip laid down. Retaining the original endpapers. Discolouration to back strip, with area of fading to front board. Spotting to fore edge of dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom