Through the Dark Continent by Henry M Stanley - 1879

1879 Publishers note to Stanley's preface says " It will be observed that Mr Stanley refers to 'these volumes' meaning of course the original edition in two He is at present again somewhere on The Congo, and therefore unable to alter in any way the original text, which his publishers in obedience to popular demand now produce in one volume." But oddly without a title page (no sign of one having been ripped out). Cover in red cloth with gilt and black picture of a boat being rowed along a river with African soldiers lining the bank. Somewhat discoloured but the interior is clean. The edition does not include the maps in the two volume version, but has many illustrations based on the author's photographs. 656pp. First Thus. Decorative Cloth. Good.