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In Darkest Africa: or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria
by Stanley, Henry M
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- Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good
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About This Item
First edition of the classic 19th-century account of African exploration.
A signed presentation copy from Stanley to Dr William Garden Blaikie, author of the definitive biography of Dr. Livingstone: The Personal Life of David Livingstone (1880), with materials chiefly from Livingstone's unpublished Journals and Correspondence in the possession of his family, at whose request the book was undertaken.
Inscribed "To Professor Blaikie of Edinburgh reciprocating with many thanks his late courtesy, July 3rd, 1890, London".
A marvelous and historically important association copy.
Two volumes, 8vo. Original red pictorial cloth, decorated in gilt, map endpapers in pale green. Frontispiece in each volume plus 36 plates, 3 folding maps (2 in color), and 150 woodcut illustrations. Lower half of spine to volume 1 damp-stained, extending into the rear board. A little foxing to preliminary pages, one page with a small piece missing but not affecting text. Rubbing to extremities and corners, boards shaken and hinges starting. Two of the maps have a small tape repair. About good.
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
- The Accidental Bookseller, IOBA, FABA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1389
- Title
- In Darkest Africa
- Author
- Stanley, Henry M
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1890
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Our grading standards are conservative and all defects are described. Photos are also an integral component of the description, and we attempt to include shots from multiple angles to provide a complete view of the book.
We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), an international trade association founded in 1999 for the purpose of ensuring the preservation of traditional bookselling values in the face of rapid developments in the world of online bookselling.
We are located in Boca Raton, South Florida. If you're local or visiting, feel free to make an appointment to view our inventory in person. You can contact us at theaccidentalbookseller@gmail.com.
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- Gilt
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- Rubbing
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- Cloth
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- Association Copy
- An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...
- 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....
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
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