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In Darkest Africa

In Darkest Africa

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In Darkest Africa

by Stanley, Henry M

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. First American Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine. Two Volumes. Original publisher's half morocco, marbled covers and end papers, all edges gilt, and a very nicely decorated gilt spine. With two steel engraved frontispiece portraits of Stanley, 150 illustrations, three folding maps tucked into pockets in the rear of both volumes. Bookplate remnants on front paste down of Volume 1. Shelf wear to bottom edges of boards, very minor fading to leather, contents fine.

Synopsis

In Darkest Africa (1890) is Henry M. Stanley’s own account of his last adventure on the African continent. At the turn of that century, the interior of the African continent was largely unknown to the American and European public. With the accounts of great explorers like Stanley, readers became thrilled by stories African expeditions and longed to follow in the footsteps of these explorers. In 1888, Stanley led an expedition to come to the aid of Mehmed Emin Pasha. The two volumes that compose In Darkest Africa; or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria are his account of what happened.

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Bookseller
James Graham, Bookseller, ABAA US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
In Darkest Africa
Author
Stanley, Henry M
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First American Edition.
Publisher
Charles Scribner's Sons
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1890
Weight
0.00 lbs
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Bookplate
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Shelf Wear
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Morocco
Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
Spine
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Gilt
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