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THE AMERICAN TESTIMONIAL BANQUET TO HENRY M STANLEY
THE AMERICAN TESTIMONIAL BANQUET TO HENRY M. STANLEY IN RECOGNITION OF HIS HEROIC ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE CAUSE OF HUMANITY, SCIENCE & CIVILIZATION, AND A GREETING TO HIS CHIEF OFFICERS, PORTMAN ROOMS, LONDON, MAY 30TH, 1890
London: Privately published, 1890
Large 8vo, 12pp, rebound with part of original front and back cover laid down, all edges gilt, 12 printed leaves mounted on stiff card, damp mark along lower part of boards and pages, foxing, wear to lower corners of pages
A memento of the 1890 complimentary dinner given in London to Sir Henry Morton Stanley after his return from the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition.
Including printed title, a list of the Committee and honorary Stewards, portraits and eulogies of Stanley, W.G. Stairs, Thomas Heazle Parke, Robert Henry Nelson, and A.J. Mounteney-Jephson, two leaves with Stanley Memorial shield and description, the menu, toast list and programme of music, and finally a list of those present at the banquet.
PROVENANCE
Jürgen Witt Collection
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