First Edition Blue binding, black title and decoration(sailing boat). No date, but inscription as a prize for an essay. 160 pages. B/w frontis. Edges/spine faded. A tight, firm, complete and intact copy. With clear protect cover. Printed on cream parchment paper. 11 chapters describing each expedition and discovery; preparation 1813-1840; early years in Africa 1841-49; missionary travels 1849-54; across Africa 1854-56; home 1856-58; Zambesi 1858-60; Nyasaland 1861-63; India and England 1864-65; Nile or Congo 1866-71; The Last Journey 1872-73. His legacy. 2 maps, one has been partially coloured.
