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10 - [Africa] LIVINGSTONE (David). Dr. David Livingstone’s final journal recounting his explorations and discoveries from 1866 to 1873, followed by an account of his final moments written by H. Waller based on the report of his faithful servants Chouma and Souzi, a member of the London Geographical Society. Translated from the English by H. Loreau. Paris, Hachette, 1876. 2 in-8 volumes, contemporary half-shagreen, decorated spine, all edges gilt.
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[Africa] LIVINGSTONE (David). Dr. David Livingstone’s final journal recounting his explorations and discoveries from 1866 to 1873, followed by an account of his final moments written by H. Waller based on the report of his faithful servants Chouma and Souzi, a member of the London Geographical Society. Translated from the English by H. Loreau. Paris, Hachette, 1876. 2 in-8 volumes, contemporary half-shagreen, decorated spine, all edges gilt. 60 woodcuts, including 45 as inserts, and 5 fold-out maps, including a large map consisting of 4 sheets housed in a pocket inserted at the end of the first volume. First edition of the French translation, published two years after the 1874 English edition by Horace Waller.
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