The Life & Explorations Of David Livingstone - c1880 - Antique Exploration Book

The Life & Explorations Of David Livingstone - c1880 - Antique Exploration Book

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The Life & Explorations Of David Livingstone - c1880 - Antique Exploration Book

The Life & Explorations Of David Livingstone LLD Carefully Compiled From Reliable Sources
VOLUME II ONLY
Published by James Semple: Glasgow (undated) c1880 Presumed First Edition

"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."

General wear to covers and spine with some damage and stains apparent including detachment of rear cover cloth as shown. The odd minor page tear or crease is apparent. There are no inscriptions or library marks. Includes 20 full page chromographic plates + frontispiece. Some minor spotting and foxing interspersed with clean and bright pages. Overall a decent copy of a scarce first edition. Please study photos to understand condition. Happy to provide more photos on request.

Size 27.5cm x 20cm x 4cm

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Condition: Acceptable
Binding: Leather
Special Attributes: ["1st Edition", "Illustrated", "Gilt Edged"]
Region: Africa
Subject: Exploration & Travel
Original/Facsimile: Original
Seller Notes: General wear to covers and spine with some damage and stains apparent including detachment of rear cover cloth as shown. The odd minor page tear or crease is apparent. There are no inscriptions or library marks. Includes 20 full page chromographic plates + frontispiece. Some minor spotting and foxing interspersed with clean and bright pages. Overall a decent copy of a scarce first edition. Please study photos to understand condition. Happy to provide more photos on request.
Language: English
Author: David Livingstone
Publisher: James Semple: Glasgow
Year Printed: 1880
Sub-subject: Africa