The Congo and the Founding of its Free State: A Story of Work and Exploration. In Two Volumes. With 122 Full-Page and Smaller Illustrations, Two Large Maps and Several Smaller Ones.
by STANLEY, Henry M
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
1885. Sampson Low, Maerston, Searle & Rivington. London. 1885. In Two Volumes. First edition. Large 8vo, xxvii, 528; x, 483pp., 2 large maps in pockets at end of volumes, 3 further folding maps, 44 full-page engraved plates, including frontispieces, numerous text illustrations throughout. Original brown pictorial cloth gilt, slightly rubbed to extremities. Paper to inner hinges at endpapers is partially split to both volumes but binding is sound. A lovely set. SCARCE.
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- Bookseller
- Addyman Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 85641
- Title
- The Congo and the Founding of its Free State: A Story of Work and Exploration. In Two Volumes. With 122 Full-Page and Smaller Illustrations, Two Large Maps and Several Smaller Ones.
- Author
- STANLEY, Henry M
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- 1885
- Keywords
- TRAVEL and TOPOGRAPHY africa congo stanley
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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