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1857. hardcover. First edition, very finely bobund in original green calf with elaaborate gilt board inner dentelles and edges. original maroon label with the bookplate of Andrew Sherran Thomson, London.Illustrated with 24 full-page engraved plates including folding wood-engraved frontisspiece, numerous in-text woodcuts, folding elevation chart and two folding maps with Livingstone's routess hand-coloured. Both maps have a small piece of tape. Livingstone's first book. . . . .

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