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1890 "In Darkest Africa" and 1889 "Heroes of the Dark Continent"
Item Details
| Title and Author/Editor | In Darkest Africa or the Quest Rescue and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria: Volume I (Henry M.Stanley, 1890), Heroes of the Dark Continent and How Stanley Found Emin Pasha: Complete History of All the Great Explorations and Discoveries in Africa, From the Earliest Ages To the Present Time (J. W. Buel, 1889) |
| Genre | Biography, Autobiography and Memoirs, History |
| Illustrator | Various |
| Type of Illustration | Woodcut, Maps, Engraving, Color Plates |
| Binding | Cloth on board |
| Dust Jacket | No |
| Publisher or Printer | Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, Historical Publishing Company |
| Publication Year | 1890, 1889 |
| Place of Publication | London, Philadelphia |
| Edition Statement | First Edition, Early Edition |
| Volumes | Volume I of In Darkest Africa. |
| Number of Books | 2 |
| Additional Information | Each volume features tissue-guarded frontispieces with one being full color with additional engravings, woodcuts and maps throughout the text; both feature illustrated front covers and spines with gilt embellishments and illustrated endpapers. |
Condition
- wear to the covers with tears, fraying, rubbed edges, bumped corners and soiling; cracked hinges; writing to the endpapers; foxing; toning to text.
Dimensions
3.5" W x 10.5" H x 8.25" D
- measures group.
Item #
ITMG262598
