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STANLEY, HENRY MORTON. 1841-1904. In Darkest Africa, or the Quest, Rescue and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. image 1
STANLEY, HENRY MORTON. 1841-1904. In Darkest Africa, or the Quest, Rescue and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. image 2
STANLEY, HENRY MORTON. 1841-1904. In Darkest Africa, or the Quest, Rescue and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. image 3
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STANLEY, HENRY MORTON. 1841-1904.
In Darkest Africa, or the Quest, Rescue and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890.

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STANLEY, HENRY MORTON. 1841-1904.

In Darkest Africa, or the Quest, Rescue and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890.
2 volumes. 4to (290 x 220 mm). Two steel-engraved portrait frontispieces of Stanley on India paper, mounted, 2 photogravure plates on India paper, mounted, 36 wood-engraved plates on India paper mounted, 6 etchings by M.G. Montbard signed by the artist in pencil, 4 coloured maps and plans, the 2 larger folding maps mounted on linen, one leaf of autograph facsimiles, and numerous wood-engraved illustrations on India paper, all mounted. Publisher's half morocco, over vellum boards, gilt titles on spines and upper covers, top edges gilt, other uncut, light rubbing of joints and corners, slight discoloration of the vellum, maroon drop-back cloth boxes.

FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, DELUXE ISSUE, number 111 of 250 sets signed by the author. One of the last great Expeditions to Africa of the 19th century recounting Stanley's famous British expedition, 1887-89, to rescue the German-born Emin Pasha. This expedition opened up parts of East Africa to British control, which was almost certainly one of the aims of the expedition. Hosken p 189.

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