1890 – In Darkest Africa – Stanley | First Edition Africa Exploration, 2 Volumes

Description

A rare, first printing of Henry Stanleys In Darkest Africa. Known for his explorations in Africa, he found the Scottish missionary explorer David Livingstone, whom most had assumed had been lost. His acquaintance with continuing expedition with Livingstone led to the expedition for the relief of Emin Pasha, an Ottoman physician. This voyage was notorious for causing the deaths of so many of its members to disease and disaster. The events of this expedition were recorded in Stanleys In Darkest Africa in which he was the leader of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition. This true first edition of a classic exploration account includes extensive illustrations documenting the expedition, and a folding map.

Bibliographic Details

Title: In Darkest Africa: Or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria

Author(s): Henry Morton Stanley

Publisher: New York: Charles Scribners Sons

Edition: First edition, 1890

Format: (8vo), 2 volumes

Binding: Dark green cloth

Size: 9 in x 6.5 in (23 cm x 16.5 cm)

Collation:

Vol. I: xiv, 547, [1] pp;

Vol. II: xvi, 540 pp

Illustrations: 150 illustrations and folding map in pocket

Contents Include:

Expedition to relieve Emin Pasha

Exploration of the Congo and Equatoria

Encounters with local communities

Descriptions of terrain and environmeny

Reference(s): Howgego IV S60

Condition:

Bound in dark green cloth, rubbed and worn but with sound hinges and secure text block. Internally complete, with folding map present.