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In Darkest Africa or the Quest Rescue and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria
de Stanley, Henry M
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London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 1890. Two volumes, complete. Original red cloth, gilt titles, gilt and black embossed vignettes to spines and front boards, map pictorial endpapers, (9 x 6.25 inches). True First Edition, proceeding the more common American Edition of the same year. Printed by William Clowes adn Sons, London. xv, 472. Two Volumes. Volume 1: xv, 529 pages; illustrated frontispiece portrait of Stanley and his officers, 15 full-page plates, plus numerous in-text illustrations, 1 large fold-out map, appendix, and index. Volume 2: xv, 472 pages; illustrated with frontispiece portrait of Stanley, 23 full-page plates, and numerious in-text illustrations, 1 large fold-out map, 1 small fold-out map, 1 full-page map, 4 appendices, and index. Henry Morton Stanley was the most successful and famous of all the Victorian era African explorers. This is his account of his Emin Pasha Relief Expedition of 1886-1889. It was Stanley's final African adventure and the last of the great African explorations. Showing just light and acceptable wear and rubbing, exteriors remain bright and interior is clean, and collated complete with all three maps. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Octavo.
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- Título
- In Darkest Africa or the Quest Rescue and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria
- Autor
- Stanley, Henry M
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- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1890
- Palabras clave
- Exploration; Africa
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- Octavo
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- Puede que se trate de un conjunto de varios volúmenes y requiera de gastos de envío adicionales.
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- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
