Title: In Darkest Africa, or the Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria Author: Stanley, Henry M[orton] Place: New York Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons Date: 1890 Description: 2 volumes, xiv, 547; xvi, 540 pp. Illustrated with wood-engravings & plates; steel-engraved frontispiece portraits; 4 maps, 3 of them folding and loose in rear endpaper pockets.22x14.5 cm. ( 8¾x5½"), original half morocco & marbled boards, spines tooled in gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. First American Trade Edition. In the publisher's deluxe binding. A cornerstone in the literature of African exploration. Lot Amendments Condition: Spines rubbed, discolored, some other cover wear; loose folding maps with minor darkening, a few nicks at folds, endpaper pockets with seams splitting; else very good. Item number: 239951
Title: In Darkest Africa, or the Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria Author: Stanley, Henry M[orton] Place: New York Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons Date: 1890 Description: 2 volumes, xiv, 547; xvi, 540 pp. Illustrated with wood-engravings & plates; steel-engraved frontispiece portraits; 4 maps, 3 of them folding and loose in rear endpaper pockets.22x14.5 cm. ( 8¾x5½"), original half morocco & marbled boards, spines tooled in gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. First American Trade Edition. In the publisher's deluxe binding. A cornerstone in the literature of African exploration. Lot Amendments Condition: Spines rubbed, discolored, some other cover wear; loose folding maps with minor darkening, a few nicks at folds, endpaper pockets with seams splitting; else very good. Item number: 239951
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