Stanley - IN DARKEST AFRICA, 2 VOLUMES

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R20,000 - R30,000

Stanley - IN DARKEST AFRICA, 2 VOLUMES

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Henry M Stanley

IN DARKEST AFRICA: OR THE QUEST, RESCUE, AND RETREAT OF EMIN, GOVERNOR OF EQUATORIA, 2 VOLS

London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 1890

DELUXE LIMITED EDITION 101 of 250, SIGNED BY STANLEY, large 4to, original dark brown half morocco and gilt, japon on bevelled boards, top edge gilt with others uncut; Volume I & II: brown silk marker in place present but detached, foxing on japon, corners bumped and wear to boards, age toning and foxing on text block edge, hinges starting; foxing, age toning and offsetting on frontis and plates

Volume I: xv+ 529pp, photogravure frontis + 14 plates of which three etchings signed in pencil by G Montbard + 1 folding map with backing, folding map with foxing and age toning affecting facing pages, 4 page section with bottom stitch loose

Volume II: xv + 472pp, frontis + 26 plates of which three etchings signed in pencil by G Montbard + two folding maps one of which is backed with linen + 1 in text map + one folding table, large backed folding map with foxing and age toning
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Jürgen Witt Collection