Henry M. Stanley - In Darkest Africa-The Subscribers' Edition - 1890
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Henry M. Stanley's In Darkest Africa, Subscribers' Edition (1890) in English, a substantial hardback with tipped-in plates and fold-out maps for serious bibliophiles.
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The very scarce London subscriber's edition...."In Darkest Africa or the Quest, Rescue and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria". 160; 161-336; 337-512; 513-530, xvi, 144; 145-320; 321-472, xvipp. London, Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd. Book in overall good to very condition. Spines slightly faded with shelfwear but a beautiful good set with bright decorative cover. Light wear around edges and corners, light stains, shelfwear. Inside all pages and illustrations present- some misplaced. Light stains but overall very clean with strong binding. All maps present and in very good to fine condition. Perhaps no adventurer is more closely connected with Africa than Lord Stanley, whose various expeditions did more to reveal the nature of that continent than any modern explorer. His 1887 mission to relieve the besieged governor of Egypt, his last mission to Africa, ended miserably when Stanley arrived only to learn that the governor did not care to be relieved, but instead was angry at the Englishman for interfering in his affairs. This account contains the harrowing details of Stanley's journey through the nearly impenetrable Ituri, or Great Congo, Forest, which he traversed not once but three times over the course of his travels. The conditions were brutal; sometimes the expedition could achieve no more than three or four hundred yards an hour. Along the way Stanley compiled important data on the Pygmies and discovered the Ruwenzori, or "Mountains of the Moon." The perilous journey nearly cost Stanley his life, and only a third of the men with whom he set out returned alive. Published in the same year as the more common trade issue.
Scarce to find in this beautiful condition!!! Perfect Christmas gift!!!
The very scarce London subscriber's edition...."In Darkest Africa or the Quest, Rescue and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria". 160; 161-336; 337-512; 513-530, xvi, 144; 145-320; 321-472, xvipp. London, Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd. Book in overall good to very condition. Spines slightly faded with shelfwear but a beautiful good set with bright decorative cover. Light wear around edges and corners, light stains, shelfwear. Inside all pages and illustrations present- some misplaced. Light stains but overall very clean with strong binding. All maps present and in very good to fine condition. Perhaps no adventurer is more closely connected with Africa than Lord Stanley, whose various expeditions did more to reveal the nature of that continent than any modern explorer. His 1887 mission to relieve the besieged governor of Egypt, his last mission to Africa, ended miserably when Stanley arrived only to learn that the governor did not care to be relieved, but instead was angry at the Englishman for interfering in his affairs. This account contains the harrowing details of Stanley's journey through the nearly impenetrable Ituri, or Great Congo, Forest, which he traversed not once but three times over the course of his travels. The conditions were brutal; sometimes the expedition could achieve no more than three or four hundred yards an hour. Along the way Stanley compiled important data on the Pygmies and discovered the Ruwenzori, or "Mountains of the Moon." The perilous journey nearly cost Stanley his life, and only a third of the men with whom he set out returned alive. Published in the same year as the more common trade issue.
Scarce to find in this beautiful condition!!! Perfect Christmas gift!!!
