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First Edition, *with 'cut' David Livingstone Signature mounted to verso endpaper * Royal 8vo. 711 pp. [1] [ 8pp. adverts dated November 1 , 1857 ]. *the extra leaf after page 8 is present*. folding wood-engraved frontispiece after J.W. Whymper, steel-engraved portrait of the Author, wood-engraved plates, one folding wood-engraved geological section, and 2 folding lithographic maps by John Arrowsmith with routes added by hand in red (one in pocket inside rear cover), wood-engraved illustrations in the text, one full-page, wood-engraved title-vignette. Original brown blind-stamped cloth, spine lettered in gilt, [light wear]yellow endpapers, map pocket to rear. Excellent Copy.

About Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa

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