The Other Side of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition
- London: Chatto & Windus, 1891
London: Chatto & Windus, 1891. First edition. Fine. Original publisher's primary blue cloth gilt (there are examples of remainder bindings extant), octavo. Edges untrimmed, 32 pp. publisher's ads at rear (mostly uncut), pictorial bookplate of Herbert & Sarita Ward to front pastedown. Fore-edge foxed, otherwise a Fine copy with outstanding provenance.
An extraordinary association copy of a noted rarity, a sharp critique of the "Scramble for Africa". The copy of Herbert Ward, sculptor, writer, and member of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition. He was directly under the command of Major Edmund Barttlelot at the rear column, having been appointed by Stanley as a lieutenant. The infamous column features heavily in Fox Bourne's work, with the entirety of chapter five dedicated to the topic. Ward and his work My Life with Stanley's Rear Guard are quoted extensively, and Fox Bourne clearly makes an example of Ward's illegal and immoral behaviour. A particularly disturbing example is the case of the execution of Burgari, who was initially charged with stealing food from Ward before attempting to flee. Two officers, Troup and Jameson, wanted the punishment to be downgraded, but Ward along with Bonny and Barttlelot voted for the death penalty.
Fox Bourne became secretary of the Aborigines Protection Society in 1889. He edited its journal Aborigines' Friend and lobbied for the rights of indigenous peoples, and especially advocated for those in Africa. He stated that indigenous people had fundamental rights, to their land, their rites and their institutions. He later published Civilisation in Congo Land, A Story of International Wrong-Doing in 1903, focusing on the horrendous treatment of the indigenous population by the Belgian government. Fine.
An extraordinary association copy of a noted rarity, a sharp critique of the "Scramble for Africa". The copy of Herbert Ward, sculptor, writer, and member of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition. He was directly under the command of Major Edmund Barttlelot at the rear column, having been appointed by Stanley as a lieutenant. The infamous column features heavily in Fox Bourne's work, with the entirety of chapter five dedicated to the topic. Ward and his work My Life with Stanley's Rear Guard are quoted extensively, and Fox Bourne clearly makes an example of Ward's illegal and immoral behaviour. A particularly disturbing example is the case of the execution of Burgari, who was initially charged with stealing food from Ward before attempting to flee. Two officers, Troup and Jameson, wanted the punishment to be downgraded, but Ward along with Bonny and Barttlelot voted for the death penalty.
Fox Bourne became secretary of the Aborigines Protection Society in 1889. He edited its journal Aborigines' Friend and lobbied for the rights of indigenous peoples, and especially advocated for those in Africa. He stated that indigenous people had fundamental rights, to their land, their rites and their institutions. He later published Civilisation in Congo Land, A Story of International Wrong-Doing in 1903, focusing on the horrendous treatment of the indigenous population by the Belgian government. Fine.
Details
Title
The Other Side of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition
Author
Fox Bourne, Henry Richard
Condition
Fine
Publisher
Chatto & Windus: London
Date
1891
Edition
First edition