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Two volumes. Half bound in calf over marbled boards. Each volume with a black-and-white frontispiece. Volume 1 with 6 full-page black & white plates and numerous smaller in-text illustrations, folded map of Livingstone's discoveries in a pocket to rear. Volume 2 with 14 full-page black & white plates and numerous smaller in-text illustrations, fold-out map to the rear. Publisher's ads at the rear of each volume. First editions. Pretty copies, externally bright and clean with a tiny hint of rubbing (inconsequential) tot he extremities. Internally sharp - clean, securely bound, no inscriptions. The occasional spot - very occasional - here and there. Attractive copies. Please note that shipping on this set will be a little more than standard.
Publisher: John Murray, 1874
Condition: Very Good ++ / Near Fine. Wrapper: No Jacket (as Issued)
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