In Darkest Africa or The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria. With One Hundred and Fifty Woodcut Illustrations and Maps. In Two Volumes
by STANLEY, HENRY MORTON
First edition
Price: $950.00
- Bookseller: Antiquariat Botanicum
- Seller Inventory #: 0000143
- Format: Original Cloth
- Book condition: Good +
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington,
- Place: London:
- Date published: 1890.
Book Description
London: : Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, , 1890.. First edition. Original Cloth. Good +. 1st Edition. Roy. 8vo (25 x 18 cm). 2 Volumes. Original maroon cloth. Collation: Vol I – [iii] iv-xxxi, [1] 2- 529, [1- printer s imprint]pp. + folding colored map and numerous engravings and photogravure frontispiece.; Vol. II- [iii] iv- xv, [1 -blank], [1] 2- 472, [2, publisher s advertisements] pp. + wood-engraved frontispiece (with tissue guard) , 2 folding colored map and numerous engravings. The binding has wear at ends of spine and corners. Gilt decoration and labeling is present on spine and covers. The hinges are weak with breaks in end papers. All edges of text are gilt. Internal condition varies as there is foxing by maps and title pages but lacking internally. The 2 large folding maps have been repaired on versos near stub. This is a large paper copy.
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