Henry M. Stanley - Through the Dark Continent - 1899

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Through the Dark Continent by Henry M. Stanley, a two-volume first edition (1899) in English, bound in half black leather over blue buckram with gilt spines and in very good condition.

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"or The Sources of the Nile around the Great Lakes of Equatorial Africa
and Down the Livingstone River to the Atlantic Ocean".

Two volumes. Published 1899 [Re-issue].

Half-black leather over blue buckram boards.
Gilt titles, gilt bands to spines.
Colour endpapers and mottled page-blocks.

Volume 1.
xxxii, 400 pages.
Frontispiece portrait of H. M. Stanley.
Dedication page.
15 full-page plates.
Full-page and in-text illustrations.
5 full-page maps.
1 in-text map.
Large fold-out map.

Volume 2.
xi, 419 pages.
Frontispiece dual portraits of H. M. Stanley.
17 full-page plates.
Full-page and in-text illustrations.

A very lovely set.

Shipped and insured [courier liability] by recorded delivery with UPS.

"or The Sources of the Nile around the Great Lakes of Equatorial Africa
and Down the Livingstone River to the Atlantic Ocean".

Two volumes. Published 1899 [Re-issue].

Half-black leather over blue buckram boards.
Gilt titles, gilt bands to spines.
Colour endpapers and mottled page-blocks.

Volume 1.
xxxii, 400 pages.
Frontispiece portrait of H. M. Stanley.
Dedication page.
15 full-page plates.
Full-page and in-text illustrations.
5 full-page maps.
1 in-text map.
Large fold-out map.

Volume 2.
xi, 419 pages.
Frontispiece dual portraits of H. M. Stanley.
17 full-page plates.
Full-page and in-text illustrations.

A very lovely set.

Shipped and insured [courier liability] by recorded delivery with UPS.

Details

Number of Books
2
Subject
Geography, History, Illustrated, Travels
Book Title
Through the Dark Continent
Author/ Illustrator
Henry M. Stanley
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1899
Height
25.5 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
18 cm
Language
English
Original language
Yes
Publisher
George Newnes, London
Binding/ Material
Half leather
Number of pages
860
IrelandVerified
3186
Objects sold
100%
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