Livingstone

Livingstone's Travels and Explorations / Researches in South Africa Harriet Beecher Stowe Provenance

1859réf. 9978This is an early edition of "Livingstone's Travels and Researches in South Africa" by David Livingston. 1859; J.W. Bradley; Philadelphia. The book contains numerous full-page engravings. PROVENANCE - This copy was acquired from the home of a family that had ties to "Uncle Tom's Cabin" author Harriet Beecher Stowe. The name Mary Burton is written on the front end paper - Mary was the niece of Harriet Beecher Stowe. Also written on the front end paper is the name Katherine Burton - Katherine was Mary's daughter. Mary Burton often appeared in family correspondence defending her mother's public reputation and writing about her famous aunt Harriet Beecher Stowe. She tragically passed away on January 20 1886 a decade before Stowe's death. Her personal papers letters and family correspondence are preserved within the archives of the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center. The book is a first-hand account of Scottish missionary and explorer David Livingstone's long stay living and working in the interior of southern Africa. It details his monumental trek starting from the Cape of Good Hope up to Loanda on the west coast in modern-day Angola and then across the entire African continent down the Zambezi River to the Indian Ocean on the east coast. The book describes previously unknown natural wonders—including his sighting of Victoria Falls—alongside detailed notes on the local geography geology and rivers. It documents the diverse wildlife plant life and the customs languages and daily lives of various Indigenous African peoples he encountered. t expresses Livingstone's passionate opposition to the East African slave trade advocating for legitimate commerce and Christianity as the cure "commerce and Christianity" to uplift the region. Condition: The back cover has a few small stains. Tiny cloth tears at the top and bottom edges of the spine. Small cloth tear at the bottom-right corner of the front cover. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. Consistent foxing to the pages throughout the book. Heavy foxing to the title page the frontispiece the front end papers and the last few text pages. The yellow front end paper has been removed. Overall the book is in Good condition. J.W. Bradley hardcover

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