IN DARKEST AFRICA: OR THE QUEST, RESCUE AND RETREAT OF EMIN GOVERNOR OF EQUATORIA [TWO VOLUMES] by Stanley, Henry M - 1890

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. First American Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavos, 2 volumes; VG; bound in full brown calf, black stamping and gilt titling to front boards, matching to paneled spines; all edges of text blocks gilt; mild wear and rubbing, primarily to corners, head of spines; head of volume 1 chipping; with three folding maps in rear pocket of volume 1; volume 2 also with pocket, appears unused; with 2 frontispieces and numerous illustrations; CO consignment; shelved case 9. Henry Morton Stanley, a Welsh-American journalist and explorer, made his name after 'finding' Dr David Livingstone, a Scottish missionary and explorer who the western world had lost contact with while on an expedition to discover the source of the Nile.; After 'finding' Livingstone, Stanley continued to explore the African continent; between 1886 and 1890 he led the expedition for the relief of Emin Pasha. In Darkest Africa (1890) is his account as leader of the controversial Emin Pasha Relief Expedition. The mission was plagued by violence, disease, high casualties and scandals involving Europeans members of the expedition. [British Library];. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.