Search Results: in darkest africa 2 vols by henry m stanley

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890 Book. Good. Hardcover. Two volume set. Lacks rear pocket maps. Musty smell, rub marks, scuffs and edge wear. Slightly cocked bindings..

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. 1890, 547pp, 540pp, illus., maps, blindstamp of African continent to covers, some wear to covers, bottom of spines becoming ragged, v. 1 is waterstained affecting both cover, frontis & title pg & bottom margin of most pgs, heavier toward the rear of book, this affects no text, boards are slightly warped, v. 2 has waterstain to outer pg edges, probably affecting about hald of pg in the margins only, though th efrontis & copyright page are affected in bottom outer corner covering about 1/4 of the page, a couple pgs of contents pgs are affects slightly, no other text is affected, 2 of 3 maps in rear pockets present, consider this a good reading/research copy.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. 1890, 547pp, 540pp, illus., maps, marbled boards, eps & pg edges, both spines are missing, rear cover of v. 1 missing, rear cover of v. 2 loose, 2 of 3 maps present (missing 'A Map of the Route of Emin Pasha...'), forest map has some browning & some splits at folds, some wear to leather, contents are clean & unmarked & in great shape.. Three-Quarter Leather. Good/No Jacket.

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. Three-Quarter Leather -- Poor -- 2 Voulme Set -- SHIPPING ONLY IN U.S. AND BY MEDIA RATE ONLY -- Other than repairs to spines and hinges, books are tight -- READING COPIES ONLY -- 1090 pages -- Includes Two Steel Engravings and One Hundred and Fifty Illustrations and Maps. Three-Quarter Leather. Poor.

New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons. Good: cracked, v1 hinge broken from text; v2 chewed; stains/No Dustjacket. 1891. 8vo., 547pp., 540pp. .

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 547,540pp. Index. Many illustrations. 3 folding maps in rear pockets fragile at folds. Tissue-covered frontispieces. Very faint mosture damage along front margins. Green cloth with embossed Africe & gold titles. AFRICA

London: Sampson, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1890. London; Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 1890, First Edition, 8vo, 2 volumes. Set bound in a red decorated cloth, gilt lettering, no dust jackets, frontispieces with woodcuts and maps. The front map in volume two is missing. Some edgewear to extremities, paper over inner hinges starting, else set in good condition.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Scribner's, 1890. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 3 maps in pockets, woodcuts. Octavos,8vos; 547, 540 pages, green cloth, all edges gilt, front hinge v.1 repaired; short tears to margins of map 1, small puncture at top joint of vol. 2. Note: Protective Association stamp 65362. Stanley, who found Livingstone, and traversed Lake Victoria Nyanza, and relieved Emin Pasha, was knighted by Queen Victoria. 3 maps in pockets, 150 woodcuts

London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edtion. Two volumes. Large 8vo. Maroon-brown and gilt pictorial cloth. Vol. I: xv. 529 pp. Vol II: xv. 472 pp. B/w illustrations and colour fold-out maps to each volume. Front pastedowns each have an old bookplate (of Humphrey Pocklington Senhouse) with insignia design. No inscriptions. Both volumes bright and sound, with light occasional foxing. A couple of small closed tears to map folds, but no loss. Binding in lovely condition including the spine and joints which are near fine.Two volume set. Overall VG+

First American Edition in 2 Volumes. Volume i contains 547 pp. and 1 folded map in rear pocket..and portrait dated dated 1886.Contents and List of Illustrations. Volume !! contains 540 pp. and 2 folded maps as called for.and portrait dated 1890, Contents and List of Illustrations.Vol 1 includes Signature and 1890 on flyleaf No other notations or markings on text..Conditions: No foxing on text or illustrations..Spine head and tail ragged. Edges scuffed and corners bumped.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1891. Hardcover. Defective. Octavos. Two volumes. Volume I: [1], xiv, 547 pages, [1]. Illustrations and a color folding map in the back pocket. Volume II: [1], xvi, 540 pages, [1]. Illustrated. Maps removed from the rear pocket volume 2. Defective. Front hinge volume 1 broken. Thin cracks to the text block. Volume 2 front cover is heavily scuffed. Both volumes contain the frontispiece engravings. Interior contents clean. A fair reading copy only missing the maps in volume 2.

New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons. Good/NO DUSTJACKET. 1890. Hardcover Cloth. 8vo., 547, 540 pp., covers rubbed, edges frayed, hinges cracked and weak, Great Forest map tearing and chipping at folds .

London : Sampson Low, 1891. 5th edition. Hardcover. Poor set in the original gilt-blocked and period decorated cloth. Spines worn; spine bands worn; panel edges somewhat dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Text remains clear and without blemish. Physical description; 2 v. : ill. ; 22 cm. Subjects; Pasha Expedition. Sudan. Henry Morton Stanley. Equatorial Province, Central Africa.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons / J.J. Little & Co, 1890. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 128x144x48. First edition. All three fold-out maps included in rear pockets. Boards rubbed, corners slightly exposed, first gathering of volume 1 loose but included, owner bookplate on front endpaper of each volume. 1890 Hard Cover. Complete in two hardcover volumes. xiv, 547; xvi, 540 pp. The complete account of one of the most famous (and infamous) African voyages of the nineteenth century. "The Emin Pasha Relief Expedition of 1886 to 1889 was one of the last major European expeditions into the interior of Africa in the nineteenth century, ostensibly to the relief of Emin Pasha, General Charles Gordon's besieged governor of Equatoria, threatened by Mahdist forces. Led by Henry Morton Stanley, the expedition came to be both celebrated, for its ambition in crossing "darkest Africa", and notorious, for the bloodshed and death left in its wake.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. Hardcover. VG all around with only a hint of shelf wear.. Both volumes: textured green cloth; map of Africa; gilt lettering. No dust jackets. Vol. I: xiv; 547 pp. with bw frontis (tissue guarded) and several bw plates/illustrations; 1 folding map in back pocket; Vol. II: xvi, 540 pp. with bw frontis (tissue guarded) and several bw plates/illustrations; 2 folding maps in back pocket. Heavy at 7 pounds and will require extra postage. Stanley's classic about Africa. "Henry Morton Stanley was a Welsh-American journalist and explorer who had made his name after ‘finding' Dr David Livingstone, a Scottish missionary and explorer who the western world had lost contact with while on an expedition to discover the source of the Nile. After ‘finding' Livingstone, Stanley continued to explore the continent; between 1886 and 1890 he led the expedition for the relief of Emin Pasha. In Darkest Africa (1890) is his account as leader of the controversial Emin Pasha Relief… Read More

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 volume set. 22 cm. Bound in publisher's green cloth with black Africa emboss on front. Hardcover. Good bindings and covers. Clean, unmarked pages. 3 fold out maps in rear pockets. Minor shelf wear. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, Limited, 1890. FIRST EDITION, 2 vols., 8vo, pp. xv, [i], 529, [1]; xv, [i], 472, [2, ads] + frontispiece to each volume and 37 additional plates, 4 maps (3 of which folding), and 1 folding table. Numerous other illustrations included within pagination. Original red cloth printed in black and blocked in gilt. A little shaken, some scattered spotting and soiling, rear hinge of vol. 2 sometime reglued, small piece torn away from flyleaf. A little rubbed and marked, spines slightly cocked. Modern bookplates to pastedowns. Explorer Stanley’s account of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition from 1887-89. ‘Although Stanley was widely acclaimed as a hero on his return to Britain, the Emin Pasha relief expedition was far from a success. [...] His imperious manner alienated even the most loyal of his men, and several of the surviving members of the expedition and their relatives publicly contested Stanley's account of their… Read More

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 volume set. Bound in publisher's green cloth, with black Africa emboss and facsimile of Stanley's signature on front. Portrait gilt vignette of Stanley on spines. Minor rubbing to covers. 22 cm. Good bindings and covers. xiv, 547; xvi, 540 pp., frontispiece, one hundred and fifty woodcut illustrations. Two maps present, including the large folding map in rear pockets. Clean, unmarked pages. Minor shelf wear. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

London : Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1890. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Octavo. Type: Book pp XV, 529 & XV, 472. 1st printing. W H Smith subscription library label to FPD, otherwise internally fine. All maps present as called for (some minor repair). Gilt to spine and upper board; a little dulled to spine of Vol. 1.

New York : Chas. Scribner's Sons, 1890-01-01. Leather Bound. Very Good. New York : Chas. Scribner's Sons. 1890. First American Edition. 2 v. : front., ill., plates, ports., maps. (some col.) ; 23 cm. Quarter bound in red calf skin leather with gilt lettering on spine. Corners bound. Marbled boards. Tight binding and solid boards. Minor shelf wear. Slight rubbing to boards. Bumping to corners. Clean, unmarked pages. 150 woodcut illustrations and maps throughout.