Stirring Adventure In African Travel - 1888 - Rare Livingstone Exploration Book

Stirring Adventure In African Travel - 1888 - Rare Livingstone Exploration Book

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Stirring Adventure In African Travel - 1888 - Rare Livingstone Exploration Book

Stirring Adventure In African Travel - Great Explorers - Hunting Exploits - Shipwreck - Captivity - Bombardment
By Charles Bruce
Published by WP Nimmo, Hay & Mitchell: Edinburgh 1888 First Edition

Includes Chapters On: Dr Livingstone, Paul Du Chaillu, Captain Speke, Sir Samuel Baker & Commander Cameron, Henry M Stanley

"David Livingstone (1813 - 1873) was a Scottish physician, Congregationalist, and pioneer Christian missionary with the London Missionary Society, an explorer in Africa, and one of the most popular British heroes of the late 19th-century Victorian era. David was the husband of Mary Moffat Livingstone, from the prominent 18th Century missionary family, Moffat. He had a mythic status that operated on a number of interconnected levels: Protestant missionary martyr, working-class "rags-to-riches" inspirational story, scientific investigator and explorer, imperial reformer, anti-slavery crusader, and advocate of British commercial and colonial expansion."

Cover and spine are heavily faded with some splitting and fraying apparent. Binding is generally good with one loose plate as shown. There is a contemporary inscription on the half title page. Some minor spotting with majority of pages clean and bright. Overall a decent copy of a very scarce first edition. Please study photos to understand condition. Happy to provide more photos on request.

Size 19cm x 13.5cm x 2.5cm

PRODUCT DETAILS


Condition: Good
Binding: Hardcover
Special Attributes: ["1st Edition", "Illustrated", "Gilt Edged"]
Region: Africa
Subject: Exploration & Travel
Original/Facsimile: Original
Seller Notes: Cover and spine are heavily faded with some splitting and fraying apparent. Binding is generally good with one loose plate as shown. There is a contemporary inscription on the half title page. Some minor spotting with majority of pages clean and bright. Overall a decent copy of a very scarce first edition. Please study photos to understand condition. Happy to provide more photos on request.
Language: English
Author: Charles Bruce
Publisher: WP Nimmo, Hay & Mitchell: Edinburgh
Year Printed: 1888
Sub-subject: Africa