{"product_id":"how-i-found-livingstone-travels-adventures-and-discoveries-in-central-africa","title":"How I Found Livingstone; Travels, Adventures, and Discoveries in Central Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow I Found Livingstone; Travels, Adventures, and Discoveries in Central Africa; Including Four Months Residence with Dr. Livingstone, Henry M. Stanley — First Edition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, Sampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle, 1872\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. xxiii, 736.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good. The book is tightly bound in a handsome, contemporary half morocco over dark blue morocco-grained cloth boards. The binding remains remarkably robust and presents elegantly, with only light wear to the extremities, some minor rubbing to the leather corners, and slight shelf-wear to the board edges. The gilt ruling and spine lettering are notably bright and unoxidised. Internally, the text block is firm and square. The vibrant shell-marbled endpapers and matching marbled page edges have retained their rich colouration well. The pages are generally clean, though some scattered foxing and minor age-toning are present, primarily affecting the preliminary and final leaves, which is standard for this paper stock. The photographic Woodburytype frontispiece is securely mounted, complete with its tissue guard, displaying only minor marginal spotting that does not intrude upon the portrait. Two pressed clovers have been loosely laid in. Overall, a very attractive and well-preserved copy of a heavy volume that is often found heavily worn or re-backed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e First edition of Stanley's monumental narrative. This copy features the iconic mounted Woodburytype photographic frontispiece of Stanley, produced by The London Stereoscopic Company, bearing his facsimile signature, along with numerous full-page and in-text engraved illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile many copies are encountered in the publisher's original pictorial cloth (which is famously prone to heavy wear and structural failure due to the sheer size and weight of the text block), this copy was durably and attractively bound in a contemporary half morocco. True UK first editions of this landmark work are increasingly scarce on the open market, particularly in tight, well-preserved bindings of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA quintessential classic of African exploration, \u003ci\u003eHow I Found Livingstone\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles Henry Morton Stanley's arduous 1871 expedition into the heart of Central Africa. Commissioned by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Herald\u003c\/i\u003e to locate the missing Scottish missionary and explorer David Livingstone, Stanley’s treacherous, disease-ridden journey culminated in their legendary meeting in Ujiji. This vivid, embellished narrative not only captivated Victorian readers but forever cemented Stanley's reputation in the annals of discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54618324468051,"sku":"5113","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260811_120548.jpg?v=1787038248","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/how-i-found-livingstone-travels-adventures-and-discoveries-in-central-africa","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}