Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and its Tributaries And of the Discovery of the Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa 1858-1864.
by Livingstone, David and Charles
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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About This Item
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.
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- Bookseller
- Love Vintage Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42527
- Title
- Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and its Tributaries And of the Discovery of the Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa 1858-1864.
- Author
- Livingstone, David and Charles
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper and Brothers Publishers. New York. 1866 (Ist US Edition)
- Keywords
- Africa Exploration History
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
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