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In Darkest Africa or the Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria (Two Volumes) by Stanley, Henry M - 1890

by Stanley, Henry M

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In Darkest Africa or the Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria (Two Volumes) by Stanley, Henry M - 1890

In Darkest Africa or the Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria (Two Volumes)

by Stanley, Henry M

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. First Edition . Cloth - Hard Cover. Good+/No Jacket. A tight and generally clean set, though lacking "A Map of Emin Pasha's Province" from Volume II. Covers are lightly scuffed and corners are lightly bumped and just a little worn. Hinges in both volumes remain tight. Both remaining maps are good, though show small fold tears. General light use/wear. Due to weight, additional charges will apply for Priority and/or International shipping.

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  • Format/Binding Cloth - Hard Cover
  • Book Condition Used - Good+
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  • Edition First Edition
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  • Publisher Charles Scribner's Sons
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1890

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In Darkest Africa or the Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria (Vol. II) [Hardcover] Henry M. Stanley

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Acceptable. New York, 1891; volume 2 only; green cloth covered boards with gold cover titles and spine titles; heavy wear and discoloration to boards; corners bumped; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; hinges cracked; boards loose; pages stiff; light staining to front endpapers. 540 pages.
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In Darkest Africa or the Quest, Rescue and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria.

by Henry M Stanley

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London: Sampson Low, Marston,Searle and Rivington, 1890. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket (as published). 5.5" x 9. 529pp. Volume one only of a two volume set giving an account of Stanley's Emin Pasha Relief Expedition in the 1880s. Generally clean and tidy, there is a lean to the binding and both hinges are weak but holding. The map that precedes the main body of the text has been removed and is missing. All orders processed promptly and shipped from the UK.
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In Darkest Africa, or the Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria

by STANLEY, HENRY M

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Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington 1890 (Colonial Edition). Octavo illus. red cloth boards, black & gilt lettering to spine, illus., xii+365pp, folding map front (light soiling and tanning, closed tears), VG- (fairly scruffy copy: boards cocked, 2 cm surface loss to spine, light scuffing and moderate to heavy soiling to boards, light foxing throughout)
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In Darkest Africa or the Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria -- Volumes I and II -- Complete Two Volume Set

by Stanley, Henry M

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Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. Three-Quarter Leather -- Poor -- 2 Voulme Set -- SHIPPING ONLY IN U.S. AND BY MEDIA RATE ONLY -- Other than repairs to spines and hinges, books are tight -- READING COPIES ONLY -- 1090 pages -- Includes Two Steel Engravings and One Hundred and Fifty Illustrations and Maps. Three-Quarter Leather. Poor.
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In Darkest Africa or the Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria

by Stanley, Henry M

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New York: Scribner's, 1891. Hardcover. Good. 2 vols. illustrations, index, 3 folding maps (in cover pockets), xiv, 547, xvi, 540p. Gilt-lettered green cloth. 23cm. Good-sized tear at head of backstrip on Vol. I. Gilt lettering on front cover title partially gone on Vol. I. Hinge-paper cracked and reglued in both volumes. Premium label for "The Great Round World" in Vol. I. Modern bookplate in both vols. Scattered foxing and other wear. First published in 1890.
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In Darkest Africa or the Quest Rescue, and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria

by Stanley, Henry M

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Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1893. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. New edition, bound in full leather with raised bands to the spine. Complete with all maps, with some maps having been repaired. The boards are a touch rubbed, but remain strong and sturdy. Internally, there is some age-related marking throughout, but there are no inscriptions, and the pages within are neat, legible and complete. The binding is secure. JK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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In Darkest Africa or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria. (two volume matched set)

by Henry M. Stanley

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. First US Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcovers, two-volume match set bound in dark green cloth, decorated on front with stamped outline of Africa and decorated in black and gilt. Volume 1 shows slightly more choose one than volume 2 and both books show scuffing to the cloth along with some spotting. Edges and corners also show bumps/wear. The internal bindings are good, no hinge issues. Dark brown end pages in front and rear are free of any personal bookplates, no library markings. The second front end page and title pages of both books contains the original owner signature. This is lightly written in pencil and can be erased if desired. The only other handwriting found in the book is on the second to the last end page, which has 1/2 page of notes, also written in pencil - though it is darker and more pronounced than the light signatures, so they may be difficult to… Read More
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In darkest Africa, or the quest, rescue, and retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria. . .

by Stanley, Henry M

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Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 2 volumes. xiv, 547; xvi, 540 pp., frontispiece, illustrations, plates. Volume I in original green cloth, Volume II in 3/4 leather over marbled boards, all edges gilt. Wear to edges, chipping to Volume II. Only 1 map in rear pocket, Volume II lacking map. This is an oversized or heavy book, that requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
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In darkest Africa, or the quest, rescue, and retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria. (2 volume set)

by Stanley, Henry M

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Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. 2 volumes : frontispiece, illustrations, facsimile, maps (some color) plates, portraits ; 23 cm. Bound in publisher's green cloth. Hardcover. Good cover. Wear to cover. Gutters weak. Metropolitan Club library stamps and markings. 2 folding maps in rear pockets. xiv, 547; xvi, 540 pp. With one hundred and fifty woodcut illustrations. This is an oversized or heavy book, that requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
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In Darkest Africa or the Quest Rescue and Retreat of Emin Governor of  Equatoria

In Darkest Africa or the Quest Rescue and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria

by Stanley, Henry M

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London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington. Poor with no dust jacket. 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. Piece missing from contents leaf with some loss of text. Large tears and foxing to folding maps. Fading and buckling to spine. 3 x 3/8" tears to cloth at head of spine. A rough reading copy. ; Colonial Edition. Complete in one volume. xii, 635, [1] pages + (38 plates including frontispiece) + numerous in-text illustrations + 4 colour maps (3 folding). Original red cloth with lettering and illustration in gilt and black on spine and front board. Dimensions: 8 3/4" by 5 3/4".; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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