Description: ANTIQUE BOOK SET, In Darkest Africa: Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin GovernBy Henry M. StanleyCharles Scribner’s Sons copyright 1890, 2 volumes completeFirst Edition with two steel engravings with tissue guards, 150 illustrations and 3 beautiful fascinating maps complete the set located in rear binding envelopes. Bound in the publisher's original pebbled green cloth, with gilt lettering and decoration to the spines and front boards; brown coated endpapers. Scribner’s protective association stamp #62965. Map of Africa embossed on the front cover. Some splits in folds on each map. Cracked front hinge in Volume I and II.This book recounts Stanley’s journey to relieve Emin Pasha, the besieged Governor of Equatoria. When this publication was issued in 1890, it was an immediate success. At that time very little was known about the interior of Africa, and Stanley was sent on a quest to find the missing governor of "Equatoria". This publication described Stanley’s the first-hand knowledge of "Pygmies" and other tribes that were legends. Stanley's description of Africa gave the foundation for Gardner's description in Tarzan of The Apes. Additional photographs available on request.Buyer pays FedEx home delivery shipping, paypal payment only.
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Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
Region: Africa
Subject: Exploration & Travel
Place of Publication: NEW YORK
Topic: Africa
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Author: HENRY M. STANLEY
Year Printed: 1890
Language: English
Original/Facsimile: Original
Binding: Cloth
