In Darkest Africa or The Quest Rescue and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria (two volumes complete)
Stanley, Henry M
Verlag: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 1890
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hardback
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hardback, two volume set, octavos, red cloth pictorial gilt, patterned endpapers in the form of a map, rubbed to extremities and with a knock to the bottom leading corner of the upper of volume II, the bindings are sound but the upper hinge of volume two is a little shaky and the leaf of page 135 of the same, while present, appears not to have been bound in. Scattered foxing. bookplate of a previous owner, that of Frank Johnstone Mitchell of Monmouth to the front pastedowns, gift inscription to same from his 'beloved wife' on the verso of the front free endpaper of volume one, folding maps and b&w illustrations as called for, Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 261482
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Titel: In Darkest Africa or The Quest Rescue and ...
Verlag: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington
Erscheinungsdatum: 1890
Einband: hardback
Zustand: Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket
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In Darkest Africa or the Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria -- Volumes I and II -- Complete Two Volume Set
Verlag:
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890
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Hardcover
Anbieter: gigabooks, Spokane, WA, USA
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Three-Quarter Leather. Zustand: Poor. Three-Quarter Leather -- Poor -- 2 Voulme Set -- SHIPPING ONLY IN U.S. AND BY MEDIA RATE ONLY -- Other than repairs to spines and hinges, books are tight -- READING COPIES ONLY -- 1090 pages -- Includes Two Steel Engravings and One Hundred and Fifty Illustrations and Maps. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 324018
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In Darkest Africa. Or: The Quest, Rescue and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria. With one hundred and fifty woodcut illustrations and maps. Third Edition. In Two Volumes Complete.
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Anbieter: PROCTOR / THE ANTIQUE MAP & BOOKSHOP, DORCHESTER, Vereinigtes Königreich
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2 vols; Hardback, approx 9 x 5.5 inches. In decorative maroon pictorial cloth covers with gilt lettering and designs to spines and fronts. Illustrated maps to endpapers. In very good condition. Some light rubbing to edges and ends of spines, with a few tint nicks. Volume I has Some small marks to boards. Outer edges slightly darkened. Some mild foxing to pages throughout; heavier in some areas; around maps e.g. Inscription on volume II front endpaper. With tissue guards. Partial tears to the folds at bound edges of folding maps, which have been neatly repaired. Else generally clean & tight copies. ---- The story of the rescue of Emin Pasha in 1888/9. Henry Morton Stanley was one of the greatest of the explorers of the 19thC. This story is an adventure containing fights against the environment, disease and local tribes and drawing the map as he went. A facscinating story. 529pp; 472pp; Illustrated with 150 woodcuts and maps. (38 B&W plates and 4 maps. Large folding maps at front of each vol. ). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 84112
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In Darkest Africa. or the Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria. (Complete in Two Volumes) .
Verlag:
Charles Scribner's Sons, N. Y., 1890
Gebraucht
Hardcover
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Anbieter: Quinn & Davis Booksellers, Austin, TX, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket As Issued. First American Edition; First Printing. First American Edition . Hardcovers in two volumes. Stanley writes of his last African adventure (1887-89) and his rescue of Emin Pasha from the followers of Mahdi in Southern Sudan. He also writes of his encounter with Pygmies that were still a mystery to the outside world. Two volumes in original green cloth with blind stamp of the African continent on the front of each with gold titles. Gold titles on the spine with a bust of Stanley. Gilding on top edge is dull. Tightly bound and hinges intact. Clean and no writing, bookplates, or owner's names. Volume I, 547 pages, appendix. One map in pocket at rear. Volume II, 540 pages, appendices, index. All maps are present in each volume. The maps in vol. I has some splitting at the folds. All maps in the rear pockets of each volume are coming appart at the seams, due to constant folding and refolding, and to the age of the paper. Over 150 illustrations. The books have shelf rubbing on the edges, but are not through the cloth. No fraying to the cloth. Some discoloration to the green cloth binding. Both volumes were issued without a dust jacket and are in Very Good condition. A nice collectible set. ; Each Volume is 6 1/2 in. x 9 in. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 113453
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In Darkest Africa; or The Quest, Rescue and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria. Volumes I & II (two volume set complete)
Verlag:
Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 1890
Gebraucht
Hardcover
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Anbieter: Wheeler's Bookshop, Midhurst, West Sussex, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Printing. Two volumes. Large 8vo. Maroon-brown and gilt pictorial cloth. Vol. I: xv. 529 pp. Vol II: xv. 472 pp. B/w illustrations and colour fold-out maps to each volume. Front pastedowns each have an old bookplate (of Humphrey Pocklington Senhouse) with insignia design. No inscriptions. Both volumes bright and sound, with light occasional foxing. A couple of small closed tears to map folds, but no loss. Binding in lovely condition including the spine and joints which are near fine. Two volume set. VG+. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 18608
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In Darkest Africa: or the Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria [Complete in Two Volumes]
Verlag:
Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1890
Gebraucht
Hardcover
Erstausgabe
Anbieter: Lux Mentis, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB, Portland, ME, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First American Edition. First American Edition. Hardcover. Includes approx. 44 full-page engravings (including frontispieces), approx 100 illustrations, and three color folded maps in pockets (two large, one small). "Henry Morton Stanley was a Welsh-American journalist and explorer who had made his name after 'finding' Dr David Livingstone, a Scottish missionary and explorer who the western world had lost contact with while on an expedition to discover the source of the Nile. After 'finding' Livingstone, Stanley continued to explore the African continent; between 1886 and 1890 he led theexpeditionfor therelief of Emin Pasha. In Darkest Africa (1890) is his account as leader of the controversial Emin Pasha Relief Expedition. The mission was plagued by violence, disease, high casualties and scandals involving Europeans members of the expedition." [British Library] Conversational in style and richly illustrated, Stanley tells the tale of the unsuccessful quest to rescue Emin Pasha. He led 400 armed men through the Congo and Ituri rain forest. Despite his failure, the book was well received and he was widely celebrated (and ultimately Knighted). There was some backlash, eventually, as some in the press suggested that the entire expedition was a thinly veiled effort to create new slave routes and pillaging ivory and the like. The library plate of the Dark Harbor Library (an affluent enclave on an island off the coast of Maine) indicates that the set was given to the library by "Mr. Player". Preston Player was a noted collector of books, maps and prints, and he and his mother had a cottage in Dark Harbor (he also owned a small island about 3 miles to sea). Dark Harbor occupies about 1/4 of the island and is largely occupied by summer 'cottages', the rest of the island is occupied by largely year-around residents. The owners of the 'cottagers' created the Dark Harbor library, separate from the public library on the island and the cottage families (largely Boston brahmin) donated books to be shared amongst themselves (there was also, for a period, a fund raised among them for buying new material. Light self/edge wear, small paper label near spine of both volumes, library book plate at front pastedown, "date loaned" label at rfep (blank), small Protect Association ticket at rfep, discrete notations at rear pastedown, else tight, bright, and unmarred; three folded maps in rear pockets show minor toning, very minor edge wear, a few small closed tears, else bright and clean. Green cloth bindings, gilt lettering and decorative elements, black ink decorative elements, brown endpages, pockets bound into both rear boards (containing maps). 8vo. xiv, [i], 547; xvi, 540pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Index. Appendix. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 10657
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