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Stanley and Africa 
Also the Travels, Adventures, and Discoveries of Captain John H. Speke, Captain Richard F. Burton, Captain James W. Grant, Sir Samuel and Lady Baker, and other Distinguished Explorers.

This is a general survey of African exploration during the Victorian era, incorporating chapters on Stanley, Speke, Burton and many of the other most important explorers of the period. Much like the astronauts of the Apollo era, these explores in Africa were great heroes of their age and their toils and adventures thrilled readers around the world who were always eager to learn more. 

Item Description
Original and complete work of this first edition of traveling explorations in Africa. Illustrated with full-page colour frontispiece, coloured title page, and 11 further chromolithographic plates. Published by C. Combridge, Birmingham, (c1870s). Publisher’s original red textured cloth with decorations in black and gilt on the upper cover and spine in all-over designs, the rare cover stamped in blind. All page edges gilt.

Book Dimensions: 27 x 21 x 4 cm and Number of Pages: 662 + 2 pages of list of books
Weighing in excess of two kilograms.

Condition
Firm and well-bound copy. External covers with some faded marks, and light wear to corners, and edges. Minor rubbings to head and foot of spine. Internally; in good condition. Old awarded prize label dated 1891 on the blank page facing the title page. Inner hinges are very good. Pages are tightly held at the gutter and edged in gilt. Pages are clean with light foxing marks to the margin of some pages. The colour plates are particularly vivid and striking (Please see pictures).


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