H. M. Stanley - Dans les ténèbres de l'Afrique. Recherche, délivrance et retraite d'Emin Pacha - 1890

A very RARE and beautiful 2 book set...."Dans les ténèbres de l'Afrique. Recherche, délivrance et retraite d'Emin Pacha." published by Hachette in 1890, second edition.
An account of the relief expedition to Emin Pasha (1886–1889)—a German physician and governor who had converted to Islam and found himself cut off from the rest of the world, along with his troops.
In April 1888, Stanley finally met with Emin Pasha. Surrounded by his scientific collections and his troops, the Pasha showed no urgent desire to be "rescued." He was reluctant to abandon his province and his way of life, while Stanley’s own forces were exhausted and decimated.
Organized in Europe and dispatched to the heart of Central Africa, this exploration and rescue mission proved to be one of the most costly and deadly undertakings of the Victorian era.
Maps complete in overall very good condition, inside scattered stains but overall text readable and pages mostly clean, externally half-leather with wear around edges and corners, shelfwear.
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