Folio 1 : picture postcard of the tombstone of David Livingstone in Westminster Abbey;

folio 2-3 : prospectus issued by John Murray, publishers, advertising works by or concerning Livingstone;

folio 4 : cutting from "The [?Standard]", no. 326 : “Last letter of Dr. Livingstone”;

folio 5 : cutting, supplied through Durrant’s Press Cuttings, from ‘The Standard’, 21st October 1912 : "A Livingstone relic. An

inkless letter. Written on a copy of ‘The Standard’”;

folio 6 : letter, 23 October 1912, of the Editor of the ‘The Standard’ newspaper to John Murray IV concerning the article “A

Livingstone relic.” (folio 5, above);

folio 7 : leaf from an auction, or bookseller’s, catalogue showing a colour image of the ‘inkless letter’ mentioned in the newspaper

article of folio 5, above;

folios 8-10 : 1963. Correspondence between George Shepperson and John Murray V concerning the Livingstone papers held by Murray;

folio 11 : photocopy, ?1982, of a letter, 8 July 1982, of John Murray VI to Graham Charles Kinnaird, 13th Lord Kinnaird;

folio 12 : page from a catalogue for Maggs Bros. Ltd., with a manuscript annotation ‘Autumn 1970’. The page includes details of

several letters of Livingstone;

folio 13 : page from an auction catalogue with the annotation ‘Sotheby Sale’. No date. The page includes details of two items

concerning Livingstone;

folio 14 : photocopy, 4th quarter 20th century, of an article from the ‘Scotsman’, 9 September 1949, concerning the portrait of

Livingstone by Henry Phillips.

The following were with the Livingstone papers :

folios 15-18 : plates from "Explorations in South-West Africa" by Thomas Baines .



Baines was, until he was dismissed, the storekeeper and artist for Livingstone’s expedition to the Zambesi. He went on to

undertake his own explorations in South Africa.

"Wood engravings, from original sketches. (engraved by G. Pearson)" :

f. 15 : “Namaqua [Nama] Hottentot [Nama-Khoe]women begging” - to face p. 76

“Storks feeding on elephants’ flesh” - to face p. 340

f. 16 : “Melon dance, Hottentot [KhoiKhoi] girls (Aug. 19, 1861)”

- to face p. 88

“Bushmen, a group (Aug. 1861)” - to face p. 96

f. 17 : “Arrival at the water pit (Sept. 6, 1861)” - to face p. 128

“Bird’s-eye view of the Victoria Falls” - to face p. 487

f. 18 : “Group of storks (Jan. 28, 1862)” - to face p. 337

“A chief bringing ivory to sell” – to face p. 282.