VARIOUS, LIVINGSTONE, DAVID (8 risultati)

Half Leather. Condizione: Poor. 632pp + 20 tinted lithographic prints. Cover poor & held together by tape. Offered as a reading copy or for rebind. There is no map present. All 20 plates plus tinted title page present. Block still well bound together from title page to end, frontispiece loose. Interior in nice clean condition apart from minor very occasional age spotting. No names or inscriptions. 2 title pages, 1st is Adam & Co of London and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 2nd is Haslam of Nottingham, neither dated but believed to be about 1870/80s, soon after his death in 1873. Huge Overweight tome - Weighs 3 Kg, additional P&P will apply, please ask seller for a quote before ordering.

Cloth. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Various (illustratore). First American. Inside title reads: "Livingstone's Travels and Researches in South Africa; Including A Sketch of Sixteen Years' Residence In The Interior Of Africa, And A Journey From The Cape Of Good Hope To Loanda On The West Coast, Thence Across The Continent, Down The River Zambesi, To The Eastern Ocean. From The Personal Narrative of David Livingstone, LL.D., D.C.L. Fellow of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow; Corresponding Member of The Geographical and Historical Society of New York; Gold Medallist and Corresponding Member of the Royal Geographical Societies of London and Paris, Etc. Etc. To Which is Added A Historical Sketch of Discoveries in Africa. Illustrated With Numerous Engravings." This J.W. Bradley Edition appears to be the first American or Abridged Edition from the First British Edition printed months earlier. The notices of the press state that this is the answer to the British Edition priced at $6.00 and contains all the most important facts leaving out only the "superfluous matter." 440 pp. Brown cloth with blindstamped design to covers and faded gold printinting on the spine. lower rear spine seam split to cloth only, corners rubbed with some minor edgewear and very minor foxing (small spot here and there), rear free-endpaper missing otherwise book is clean, complete, and tight. Hinges strong with NO INTERNAL SPLITS. ALL ILLUSTRATIONS PRESENT.

Half Leather. Condizione: Poor. 632pp + 20 tinted lithographic prints. There is no map present. All 20 plates plus tinted title page present. Still well bound with just some cracking starting to top 3 inches of front hinge. Interior in nice clean condition with just some light foxing mainly to end pages. No names or inscriptions. 2 title pages, 1st is Davis & Porter, 2nd is Adam & Co neither dated but believed to be about 1870/80s, soon after his death in 1873. Large Overweight tome - Weighs 2.7 Kg, additional P&P will apply, please ask seller for a quote before ordering.

Cloth. Condizione: Very Good. Various (illustratore). A smart copy of this autobiographical work by David Livingstone, illustrated throughout. David Livingstone was a Scottish physician, Congregationalist, and pioneer Christian missionary with the London Missionary Society, an explorer in Africa, and one of the most popular British heroes of the late 19th-century Victorian era.Containing eighteen illustrations, including a frontispiece portrait of the author and a facsimile signature.Containing a prize bookplate to the front pastedown: 'Sunday School, Parish of S. Mary, Leicester, Prize, Frederick Knight, H.V. Broughton, Vicar, Christmas 1889'. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart, with slight bumping and fading to the head and tail of spine as well as to the corners. Prize bookplate to the front pastedown, and slight offsetting to the front and rear free-endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages contain the odd spot or handling mark, as well as a small stain to the gutter on page 31, but otherwise pages bright and clean. Very Good. book.

Hardcover. Condizione: New. First Edition. First Edition thus, as good as new. Medieval Monks and Their World: Ideas and Realities: Studies in Honor of Richard E. Sullivan by Various Authors. Published by Brill Academic Pub in 2006. Hardcover ISBN:9789004154636. Collectible item in excellent condition.

Cloth. Condizione: Very Good. Various (illustratore). First edition. A rebound first edition copy of David Livingstone's travelogue through South Africa, with a folding frontispiece, illustrations, and a folding map. First edition, rebound in blue cloth.Illustrated with a folding frontispiece, twenty-four black-and-white plates, one folding plate, in-text illustrations, and a folding map of South Africa with Dr Livingstone's travel routes to rear. 'Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa' by David Livingstone is a written recollection of the author's travels and experiences while traversing various different regions of Africa. Livingstone's decision to publish the travelogue with John Murray was seen as an unconventional choice, but it quickly became a bestseller. This text is said to include field science alongside 'exceptionally sympathetic descriptions of African people'.David Livingstone was a famous British physician, explorer, and Christian missionary. He spent much of his life trying to solve an 'age-old mystery' about the Nile River that would bring him the fame to end the African Slave Trade. Unfortunately, his explorations ultimately led to a larger colonial presence in Africa.Collated, complete. Rebound in an institutional cloth binding Externally, smart. Minimal marks to boards. Small amount of wear to extremities. A bit of fading along top of joints. Paste downs are age-toned, with remnants of library stamp on front pastedown. Some marks to both pastedowns. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and very clean, with minimal age-toning to margins. A damp stain on plate facing page one. A bit of spotting, particularly to first and last few pages. Page repairs to title page, dedication page, and preface. Library stamps to title page as well as blank sides of plates. Plates, including folding plate, are very bright and clean. Folding map to rear is very bright and clean, with a couple of spots to bottom edge. Very Good. book.

Cloth. Condizione: Good. Various (illustratore). First edition. The first edition of this important travel work on South Africa by influential explorer David Livingstone, an illustrated copy in the original cloth binding. First edition - issue with lithographs facing pages 66 and 225, and no extra leaf after page 8. Eight pages of adverts to the rear, dated November 1st 1967.Illustrated with a folding lithograph plate to the frontispiece, three folding maps, one folding plate, twenty-four plates, two of which are lithographs, and in-text engravings.Collated, complete.'Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa' shows the intellectual breadth of the author in his descriptions of his experiences working as a missionary and travelling in South Africa.Livingstone was well educated on Africa, having spent his sixteen years there reading extensively on religion, medicine, anthropology, and natural history. It was during these sixteen years that he decided to keep a journal on his experiences, knowing that his reputation as an explorer was rising.This work is written in a conversational style with humorous tones. He offers a fantastic, enlightening, and detailed account of the lives of people in South Africa in the mid nineteenth century.The work was very popular upon publication, seeing twelve-thousand copies of the first impression being sold out before publication.David Livingstone was a Victorian hero for his work with the London Missionary Society, as a medical pioneer and explorer in Africa. This book gives great detail into his explorations, including an insight into the years in which is was missing and presumed dead by British authorities. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, worn, with a tear to the front joint. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Some light marks to the boards. Spine is a little faded. A little light rubbing to the boards and spine. Hinges are tender. Bookseller label to the paste downs. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright with the occasional spot and handling mark. Good. book.

Leather. Condizione: Very Good Indeed. Various (illustratore). First edition. A rebound first edition copy of this important travel work by David Livingstone, complete with illustrations and folding maps. First edition - issue with lithographs facing pages 66 and 225, and no extra leaf after page 8.Illustrated with a folding plate to the frontispiece, three folding maps, one folding plate, twenty-four plates, and in-text engravings.Collated, complete.'Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa' shows the intellectual breadth of the author in his descriptions of his experiences working as a missionary and travelling in South Africa.Livingstone was well educated on Africa, having spent his sixteen years there reading extensively on religion, medicine, anthropology, and natural history. It was during these sixteen years that he decided to keep a journal on his experiences, knowing that his reputation as an explorer was rising.This work is written in a conversational style with humorous tones. He offers a fantastic, enlightening, and detailed account of the lives of people in South Africa in the mid nineteenth century.The work was very popular upon publication, seeing twelve-thousand copies of the first impression being sold out before publication.David Livingstone was a Victorian hero for his work with the London Missionary Society, as a medical pioneer and explorer in Africa. This book gives great detail into his explorations, including an insight into the years in which is was missing and presumed dead by British authorities.Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front free endpaper, 'The Reverend Thomas Green, B.A., Presented to him by the members of his Bible class as a token of esteem, Ryecroft, 9th December 1857'. In a half morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, smart. A little rubbing to the spine and extremities. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some spots, including to the folding maps. A little edge wear to the folding maps. Very Good Indeed. book.