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New York: Dover, 1988. 400 pp, 8 1/2" H. Fold-out map inside rear cover. B&w illustrations. ***VOLUME 1 ONLY OF THE 2 VOLUME SET*** "Perhaps best known as the intrepid adventurer who located the missing explorer David Livingstone in equatorial Africa in 1871, Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) played a major role in assembling the fragmented discoveries and uncertain geographical knowledge of central Africa into a coherent picture. He was the first European to explore the Congo River; assisted at the founding of the Congo Free State, and helped pave the way for the opening up of modern Africa. In this classic account of one of his most important expeditions, the venerable Victorian recounts the incredibly difficult and perilous journey during which he explored the great lakes of Central Africa, confirming their size and position, searched for the source of the Nile, and traced the unknown Congo River from the depths of the continents to the sea." Interior - clean and tight with no… Leer más

Darling Brothers and Co., Detroit, MI, 1890. Hardcover. Acceptable. Hardcover. No DJ. Pages are clean and unmarked. Rear pages have some edge rippling from dampness. Covers show edge wear with rubbing/light scuffing. Damp stain on rear cover. Hinges cracked but binding intact.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Philadelphia: Globe Bible Publishing Company, 1890. Reprint. Hardcover. Fair/No jacket. 523 pages, illustrated with tissue protected frontispiece and numerous drawings and black and white plates. A huge history of Stanley's travels in Africa, including an account of his discovery of Dr. Livingstone, discoveries, founding of the Congo Free State and much more. Red cloth binding with titles in silver on front cover and spine, decorative end papers. Cover is much worn and stained, silver faded and rubbed, corners and spine ends bumped and chipped, hinges weak and showing webbing at front hinge, interior pages lightly tanned with some staining, binding otherwise tight. The plates are lovely and show a fascinating glimpse of early Africa.

Harper & Brothers, 1878. hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. **Volume 1 only.** Binding poor, leather separating. In plastic jacket. Library bookplate.

George Newnes, 1899. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1899. No Edition Remarks. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. Half bound black leather with black cloth covered boards. Contains black and white illustrated plates. Front board is detached. Two volumes bound together. Binding remains firm.Pages are moderately tanned. Boards have heavy edge-wear with substantial bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Front board is detached.

London, Samson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1890. Octavo hardcover, illustrated front board, 658 pages, b&w engraved illustrations, folding map at rear, fraying at head of spine, light flecking to cloth, school prize iinscription dated 1894, otherwise a very good sound clean copy

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington. Fair with no dust jacket. 1890. Hardcover. Binding poor. Hinges broken. Spine cloth with creasing, a 3/4" chip, fraying and 1/4" missing at head and tail. 1/2" chips to cloth at corners of boards. Dampstains to cloth.; One volume edition. "New and cheaper edition". xx, 658 pages + frontispiece + 11 plates + folding black-and-white map (route marked in red). Red cloth boards with gilt and black illustration on front board, gilt and black lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 179 x 121mm. In-text illustrations. .

William Briggs, 1885. Good Red Cloth Hardcover, abridged from the Original two volume edition, illustrated with b & w engravings, pages fragile, spine worn, Missionary society bookplate on endpaper, 312 pages plus ads in back. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Cover.