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London, John Murray, 1857. . First edition. inscribed presentation copy, 8vo, x, 687 pp., folding wood-engraved frontispiece, engraved portrait (light spotting), 2 folding maps, 22 full-page wood-engraved plates, folding plan, illustrations in the text, original brown blind-stamped cloth gilt, light wear, inner hinges split, a very good copy well preserved in a fine red morocco-backed clamshell case. A presentation copy 'Sir Thomas Dyke Acland/ with the kindest salutations/ of his friend/ David Livingstone./ London 18th January/ 1858'First of Livingstone's three major expeditions in which he followed the Zambezi, discovering Victoria Falls in the process, as well as the Shire and Ruyuma rivers, ranging from Angola in the west to Mozambique in the east … During these years he explored vast regions of central Africa, many of which had never been seen by white men before (PMM). Abbey Travel 347; Clendennen, David Livingstone, A Catalogue of Documents, page 267; Howgego L39;…

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