The Search After Livingstone. (A Diary Kept During the Investigation of His Reported Murder.)
by Young, E.D.; Waller, Rev. Horace (revised by)
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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Ashmore, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
London: Letts, Son, & Co / Simpkin, Marshall & Co., 1868. vi, 262pp + 16pp publisher's catalogue at rear, folding map at rear, bw ills. Original bevelled green cloth boards with gilt vignette to front, titled in gilt to spine, hinge starting at pp96, light foxing to prelims, handwritten prize presentation (for Industry) on front blank dated 1872. Royal Navy Lieutenant E. D. Young went to Africa in search of David Livingstone who had been reported to be lost while searching for the origins of the Nile. Henry Faulkner joined the expedition mainly to hunt. His shooting of elephant, buffalo and hippo in what is now Malawi and around Lake Nyasa are included in this volume. The author had been with Lvingstone on his second expedition to Lake Malawi in 1863 and volunteered to lead an expedition to determine whether the allegation of Livingstone's murder were true. A pleasing copy of this scarce volume relating to Livingstone.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Lawrence Jones
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 052722
- Title
- The Search After Livingstone. (A Diary Kept During the Investigation of His Reported Murder.)
- Author
- Young, E.D.; Waller, Rev. Horace (revised by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Letts, Son, & Co / Simpkin, Marshall & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1868
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- David Livingstone Missionary search Africa Exploration Explorer Big Game Hunting Shooting
- Bookseller catalogs
- Africa & South America; Travel & Exploration; Sport Inc. Hunting, Fishing & Games;
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About the Seller
Lawrence Jones
Biblio member since 2006
Ashmore, Queensland
About Lawrence Jones
I carry a general stock of approx 70000 titles of which only a small percentage is online. Viewing at my Ashmore bookrooms is welcome by appointment. While not specializing I have a good selection of art, natural history, military and surfing in stock. I also have many other non-fiction subjects, as well as approx 10000 paperback fiction titles on hand.
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