IN DARKEST AFRICA

Stanley (Henry Morton)

Description:

Or the Quest, Rescue and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria. With one hundred and seventy woodcut illustrations and maps.

2 volumes: 529 + 472 pages, 3 coloured folding maps, 1 sketch plan, 62 plates, numerous text illustrations, half black calf with red title labels on the spines, brown cloth sides, marbled endpapers and edges, contents bright, a good set bound from the Subscriber’s Edition which was issued in six divisions or parts.

Details:

  • Publisher: Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, Limited
  • Publisher Place: London
  • Date of Publication: 1890
  • Binding Condition: Good
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: Tall 8vo (250 x 180 mm)
  • Lot No: 179
  • Hammer Price: $315
  • Bids: 8
  • Visits: 115
  • Estimate: $300/400
  • Reserve: $200

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