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Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1866. Fair. Livingstone, David and Charles. Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and of It's Tributaries; and of the Discovery of the Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa. New York, NY: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1866. xxii, 638pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Brown cloth. Book condition: Fair. Heavy rubbing to edges, with exposed corners and losses to both ends of spine. Three inch split on right side of spine and one inch split on left side, with small losses. Soiling on covers. Hinges tight and internally clean.

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1866. first edition. Hardcover. Very good. 6 x 9 in. xxii, 638 pp, plus publisher's adverts. frontis, text plates and folding map at rear. Publisher's red buckram with gilt spine titles. Condition is VERY GOOD ; covers clean, spine moderately toned. Front board has a faint wrinkle to the cloth, lower corner has a bit of a ding. Corners and spne ends have light wear. Binding tight. Text very clean, bright and unmarked. Folding map excellent. Expl. RGR.

London: John Murray, [1877]. Reprint. Octavo (23cm). Brown cloth stamped in gilt and blind; brown endpapers; [xvi],608,20pp; 20-page publisher's catalogue at rear; folding frontispiece, folding map at rear with routes traced in red, black and white illustrations. Rubbed, lightly sunned at spine, front hinge cracked through: Good only. An account of the Livingstone brothers' exploration of the Zambesi river, based heavily on Charles' journals. The expedition was highly expensive, resulted in multiple deaths, yielded relatively little new geographical or scientific information, and David Livingstone's "plans to check the slave trade had come to nothing" (ODNB). Livingstone's activism after his journey did result in the creation of the UMCA. Despite the 1865 date on the title page, this copy is clearly a much later issue from the original publisher, as demonstrated by the 1877 publisher's catalogue and the presence of blind- rather than gilt stamping on the front board (first edition copies were… Read More

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1866. Hardcover. VG, clean and tight; original cloth/binding with light shelf wear to head/tail of spine; a bit of discoloration to cloth at edges. Small tear to folding map at gutter edge.. Spring green cloth/boards. Black lettering. xxii, 638 with double-page bw frontis, title page illustrations, and 36 bw illustrations; large folding map at back, illustrating Livingstone's travels. 6 pages of adverts at back. Written in 29 chapters plus an introduction about The Zambesi and Its Tributaries. With a preface and, leaving no stone unturned, a postscript to the preface. The folding map more specifically is titled, Map of the River Shire, the Lakes Nyassa & Shirwa, the Lower Courses of the Rivers Zambesi & Rovuma, Based on the Astronomical Observations & Sketches of Dr. Liviningstone, 1865. A lovely edition with wonderful illustrations.

Hansebooks. paperback. New. 5x1x8. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1866. Hardcover. Very Good. 24 x 15 cm. Octavo. 638 + 6 ads. Large fold-out map in rear, with one small closed tear to one of the creases. Bound in 20th century blue cloth. Previous owner's bookplate and date stamp on front fixed endpaper. 36 full page illustrations.

Harper & Brothers, 1886-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. xxii, 638 p. : ill., large fold out map in rear. 24 cm. Fine red cloth. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Ships daily.

Harper & Brothers, 1866. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Rebound in red cloth with gilt titles on spine. 638 pages plus ads. Fold-out map in rear. Gilt titles on spine dulled. Light white spotting to cloth on spine. Hinges are sound and text is clean..

"Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and its Tributaries, and of the Discovery of the Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa, 1858-1864" by David and Charles Livingstone. 1866 1st American edition; Harper & Brothers; New York. The book features 36 in-text illustrations and full-page engravings (including a two-page frontispiece engraving of a "Bird's-Eye View of the Great Cataracts of the Zambesi, and of the Zigzag Chasm below the Falls through Which the River Escapes"), as well as a large fold-out map of Dr. Livingstone's travels at the back.From the Preface: "It has been my object in this work to give as clear an account as I was able of tracts of country previously unexplored, with their river systems, natural productions, and capabilities; and to bring before my countrymen, and all others interested in the cause of humanity, the misery entailed by the slave-trade in its inland phases - a subject on which I and my companions are the first who have had any opportunities of forming a judgment. The eight years… Read More

New York: Harper, 1866. First. hardcover. fine. With frontispiece, woodcuts and a large folding map. 638 pages. Tall 8vo, original rust cloth, blind-stamped borders on covers and gilt lettering on spine. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1966. First American Edition. A fine copy.<br/> <br/>

Harper and Brothers Publishers. New York. 1866 (Ist US Edition). Octavo, 638pp + 6 adverts Professionally rebound in half green morocco, twin coloured labels, gilt, raised bands and marbled boards, new endpapers, minor spotting in text o/w interior is in ex cond. Illustrated with folding map and woodcut illustrations throughout including wood engraved double page frontispiece of Victoria Falls and its gorges; title page engraved vignette.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1866. First American Edition. Octavo. Frontispiece is a double page birds-eye view of the great cataracts of the Zambesi, 638pp., large folding map at rear, illustrated, bound in 3/4 calf over marbled boards with matching endpapers, all edges marbled, raised bands, double red labels gilt, boards lightly rubbed, owner's name, a very handsome copy.

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1866. First American edition. Illustrated with 36 fine cuts throughout, many of which are full page, the frontispiece being double-page plate of the Falls at Zambesi, large folding map at rear with expedition routes in red. Tall 8vo, in the publisher's original green cloth, more rare than the brown cloth bindings, lettered on the spine in gilt. xxii, 638pp., [6pp. ads]. A fine, handsome and well preserved copy, internally very clean, the folding map near pristine, the binding solid and very well preserved with barely any wear or rubbing at all, the green very slightly mellowed at the spine. SCARCE FIRST EDITION OF THIS IMPORTANT WORK. The American issue is rarer then the English and the green cloth, though not unseen, is rarer still. "Dr. David Livingstone, the Scottish medical missionary, is known to history as the greatest explorer of his age and a dedicated humanitarian who devoted his life to the eradication of the African slave trade. He was a… Read More

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1866. First American Edition. Full leather. Near fine. First American edition of Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries by David and Charles Livingstone, finely bound in full leather.. Thick octavo, xxii, [1]-638pp, 6pp ads. Bound in full brown morocco, new marbled endpapers. Double gilt-ruled border on covers. Title in gilt on black morocco label affixed to spine, five raised bands with gilt ruling. Solid text block, a touch of toning to edges, faint foxing throughout, a near fine example. Complete with 36 illustrations, including frontispiece. Fold-out map at end depicting the rivers and lands through which the expedition traveled in South Eastern Africa. Light toning to map, closed tear where attached to volume. (Hosken 126).

London: John Murray, 1865. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, pp. xiv, 608, folding map to rear with a few foxing marks but generally clean and bright, 32 pages of advertising, original blind ruled, gilt decorated and lettered burgundy cloth, the spine a little faded, cover bright, slightly rubbed, corners mildly bumped, top of spine very gently pulled, interior with dark green end papers, rear free end paper with a folded corner, some minor foxing to fold-out frontispiece, small circular blind stamp crest on title page, thereafter the text is clean, crisp and bright and the binding tight. A fine copy, rarely found in original cloth in this condition.

London: John Murray, 1865. First edition. Profusely illustrated with fine cuts throughout, many full page, and one folding of the Falls at Zambesi at the front, large folding map at rear. Thick 8vo, in a fine contemporary binding of have brown calf over maroon pebbled boards, the spine with a simple and elegant single gilt tool beneath gilt ruled gilt lettering, page edges marbled. xiv, 608 pp. A very handsome and well preserved copy, internally very clean and fresh, the folding map with a neat support at the verso where it attaches to the stub, the binding handsome and well preserved. SCARCE FIRST EDITION. "Dr. David Livingstone, the Scottish medical missionary, is known to history as the greatest explorer of his age and a dedicated humanitarian who devoted his life to the eradication of the African slave trade. He was a national hero to his contemporaries and time has confirmed his reputation as one of the greatest, if not the greatest, of the eminent Victorians, both in his achievement… Read More