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In Darkest Africa; Or The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria by Stanley, Henry M - 1890

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In Darkest Africa; Or The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria by Stanley, Henry M - 1890

In Darkest Africa; Or The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria

by Stanley, Henry M

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. First Edition. Cloth. Near fine. First American edition of Henry M. Stanley's In Darkest Africa.. Octavo, [two volumes], xiv, [2], 547pp; xvi, 540pp. Publisher's green cloth, gilt title on spine, front board with gilt title and impression of Africa. Brown endpapers, with previous bookseller's sticker on rear endpaper of Volume 1. Complete with 52 engraved plates, color plate in Volume II. Includes 3 folding maps housed in compartments in each volume. Maps all in near fine condition with light splits along seams. (Hosken, 189) An exceptionally bright set. Sir Henry Stanley was famous for his explorations of central Africa. This book recounts his journey to relieve Emin Pasha, the besieged Governor of Equatoria. This book was an international best seller, selling 150,000 copies shortly after publication in 1890.
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  • Publisher Charles Scribner's Sons
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1890
  • Keywords Henry Morton Stanley, missionary, David livingstone, Congo basin, king leopold II of Belgium, emin pasha relief expedition. knight, In Darkest Africa, how I found Livingstone, Through the Dark Continent, The Congo and the Founding of its Free State,

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In Darkest Africa, Volume I: Or, the Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin Pasha, Governor of Equatoria: v. I (In Darkest Africa: Or, the Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin Pasha, Governor of Equatoria)

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In darkest Africa : or, The quest, rescue, and retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria / by Henry M. Stanley. Vol.1

by Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton) (1841-1904)

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New York : Charles Scribner's So, 1890-01-01. Paperback. Acceptable. . Hardcover. Volume 1 only. Missing the spine, cover shows wear, tear, rubbing, and edgewear. Marbled edges and endpapers. Pages are lightly tanned and clean.
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In Darkest Africa; or the Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria. In Two Volumes. Vol. I.

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Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. Hardcover. Good. . Volume 1 only. Decorative green cloth cover shows minor wear, tear, and rubbing. Loose/torn hinges. Pages tanned and clean. Pocket on rear pastedown is empty.
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In Darkest Africa; or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria. In Two Volumes. Vol. I.

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New York: Charles Scribner's Son, 1890. Hardcover. Acceptable. . Half-leather cover with marbled boards, boards are detached, minor cracks and some loss on the spine, discoloration and rubbing. All edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Pages are lightly tanned and clean. Volume 1 only.
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New York: Charles Scribner, 1890. First Thus. Original Cloth. Good/No Jacket. b/w Illustration. 8vo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" Tall. In green cloth with gilt titling, cover illustration in black, 8vo, 540pp + fold out map i npocket at rear volume 1 only. (shelfwear, rubbing and fading to cloth at extremities, inner hinges tender, toning to page edges, short tear to crease of map).
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In Darkest Africa; or the Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria. Two Volumes in One.

by Henry M. Stanley

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New York: Charles Scribner's Son, 1913. Hardcover. Good. . Ex-library copy with usual markings. Shows minor wear and soiling.
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In Darkest Africa: Or, the Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin Pasha, Governor of Equatoria, Volume II: v. II

by Stanley, Henry M

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The Narrative Press. A beautiful crisp clean two volume softcover set in very good condition, light edgewear to extremities, faint rubbing to covers. . Very Good. Soft cover. 2001.
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In Darkest Africa. (Volume Two Only)

by STANLEY, Henry M

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New York. Charles Scribner's Sons. 1890. thick8vo, 22.2cm tall.. 540p., plates and illustrations, WITH the 2 rear folding pocket map, original decorated green cloth, upper inner hinge cracked but holding, rear map pocket cover torn but the maps are fine, good to very good (gar). ~ Pocket maps: A Map of the Route... & A Map of Emin Pasha's.
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