STANLEY, Henry Morton (1841–1904) In Darkest
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STANLEY, Henry Morton (1841–1904) In Darkest Africa; or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1890. 2 volumes, 8vo. Steel–engraved portrait frontispieces, numerous plates and wood–engravings in text, 3 large folding maps in rear endpaper pockets. Original publisher’s green pictorial cloth gilt with inset silhouette of Africa, brown coated endpapers (light edge wear at extremities, else fine). Provenance: contemporary bookseller’s ticket at rear in Vol. I. FIRST AMERICAN TRADE EDITION, of Stanley’s account of one of his most famous expeditions to rescue Emin Pasha.
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STANLEY, Henry Morton (1841–1904) In Darkest
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