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New York : Charles Scribner's So, 1890-01-01. Paperback. Acceptable. . Hardcover. Volume 1 only. Missing the spine, cover shows wear, tear, rubbing, and edgewear. Marbled edges and endpapers. Pages are lightly tanned and clean.

New York : Charles Scribner's So, 1890-01-01. Paperback. Good. . Normal like shelf wear.

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

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. First Edition, First Printing. [American]. Good Hardcovers. Good/No Dust Jacket As Issued. Two Volumes Complete, First American Edition. With Issued Maps Publisher's green decorated cloth; Cloth has faded with modest corner, edge and spine tip wear. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Minor damp-stain in Vol 1. affecting upper corner of frontis and first few pages. 8vo; 9 inches tall; 547, 540 pages with index; Two steel-engraved portrait frontispieces, three folding maps, with numerous in-text and full-page illustrations.. A classic 19th century African exploration. A detailed account of Stanley's Emin Pasha relief expedition from 1887 - 1889 which initially drew considerable acclaim from the English and American public but was later subject to severe criticism for its cost and the conduct of many members of the expedition.  'A bit of trivia: Stanley began his account of the rescue at the Hotel Victoria, Cairo, on 25… Leer más

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1891. Illustrated by b/w tissue ports, text engravings and maps . First Edition Maps, Second US edition. c.1890. 2 volumes. Original decorated green buckram, brown eps. 8vo. pp. xiv, [2], 547. Appendix; xvi, 540. Appendices, Index. Very Good/No jacket, as issued. Light cap and corner wear to cleaned covers. Hinges and all three 1890 maps in rear pockets have been archivally repaired and reinforced in-house by our binder KTB resulting in a handsome functioning working copy from books to maps, each of which is inserted in plastic in respective volume rear pockets. (Oversize: 6.25lb/2.83kg before packaging)..

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. First Edition, First Printing. [American]. Very Good Hardcovers. Very Good; No Dust Jacket As Issued. Two volumes, bound in the original publishers half-morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles to the spine, marbled edges and endpapers. lettered title, author and volume in gilt to the spine with tooled decoration in the four bands. Spine tips shelf rubbed; front lower joint of Volume 1 tender; dark 'stain' from the center top spine narrowing to the middle of the spine in volume 1. Bindings are tight and square small textblock closed tears from page 339 to 364. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. First American Edition. 8vo; 9 inches tall; 547, 540 pages with index; Two steel-engraved portrait frontispieces, three folding maps, with numerous in-text and full page illustrations. Ref: Howgego, S60; Jeal, Tim. A Classic of 19th century African Exploration. This account of his adventures was wildly popular and published in six… Leer más

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. First Edition, First Printing. [American]. Near Fine Rebound Hardcovers. Near Fine. Two Volumes Complete, First American Edition. Handsomely rebound in a dark textured leather; with spine decoration and title in a red label; endpages renewed; all edges marbled. 8vo; 9 inches tall; 547, 540 pages with index; Two steel-engraved portrait frontispieces, three folding maps, with numerous in-text and full-page illustrations.. A detailed account of Stanley's Emin Pasha relief expedition from 1887 - 1889 which initially drew considerable acclaim from the English and American public but was later subject to severe criticism for its cost and the conduct of many members of the expedition. A classic 19th century African exploration wildly popular and published in six languages.  'A bit of trivia: Stanley began his account of the rescue at the Hotel Victoria, Cairo, on 25 January 1890, demonstrating a feverish capacity for rapid reporting, Stanley wrote continuously… Leer más