In Darkest Africa, or the Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria
by STANLEY, HENRY M
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About This Item
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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- Title
- In Darkest Africa, or the Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria
- Author
- STANLEY, HENRY M
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington 1890 (Colonial Edition)
- Keywords
- colonial colonialism African history exploration Equatoria Congo travel Egypt Zanzibar Emin Pasha military
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- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...