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London: John Murray, 1857. Mild stains to frontispiece (perhaps due to paper type); otherwise a really fine copy.. Large octavo, engraved portrait and 23 plates (including folding frontispiece view), two folding maps by Arrowsmith at the end of the book, and numerous wood engraved illustrations through the text; in a fine contemporary binding of half black morocco and grained cloth sides, spine gilt in compartments, marbled edges and endpapers. The most famous account of African exploration, recording three years spent in the wilderness between 1853-1856. 'Livingstone, one of the great characters of the nineteenth century, embodying all the virtues of the Victorian age, is often remembered more for his qualities as a man than for his achievements as an explorer. Born with no social advantages, it was his courage and boldness of conception, his deep religious feelings and his great powers of endurance that carried him through the trials and hardships of a dedicated life and…

This book details David Livingstone's explorations in South Africa, his encounters with indigenous peoples, and his efforts to spread Christianity.