Search Results: in darkest africa or the quest by henry m 1841 1904

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

London: Sampson Low Marston Searle and Rivington, 1890. First Edition. Publisher's Original Cloth. Good. Small 4to (26cm). Pictorial cloth, gilt blocked lettering to covers and spines. Two volumes, in six divisions. The subscribers' edition. Black endpapers. To front of Vol I, "This leaf not to be bound with the Volume", stating the book, "is not obtainable from the ordinary Booksellers" and is prepared for subscription only at a price of 9s for each volume. Tissue guarded frontis portrait in Vol I of Stanley. 165 woodcuts and maps, including 3 fold-out maps. Fold out coloured map to Vol I has 4cm tear to centre fold adjacent to spine, otherwise in bright condition. Vol II has a large fold out newspaper obituary mounted to flyleaf, from The Standard, of Wednesday, May 11, 1904, the day after Stanley's death, with some closed tears. Rear gutter cracking. Vol IV has fold out map to rear, intact. VI contains the other fold out map, attached to rear, with tears and a chip, approx a square inch or so,… Read More

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, 1890. First Edition, First Printing. [American]. Good Hardcovers. Good/No Dust Jacket As Issued. Two Volumes Complete, First American Edition. With Issued Maps Publisher's green decorated cloth; Cloth has faded with modest corner, edge and spine tip wear. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Minor damp-stain in Vol 1. affecting upper corner of frontis and first few pages. 8vo; 9 inches tall; 547, 540 pages with index; Two steel-engraved portrait frontispieces, three folding maps, with numerous in-text and full-page illustrations.. A classic 19th century African exploration. A detailed account of Stanley's Emin Pasha relief expedition from 1887 - 1889 which initially drew considerable acclaim from the English and American public but was later subject to severe criticism for its cost and the conduct of many members of the expedition.  'A bit of trivia: Stanley began his account of the rescue at the Hotel Victoria, Cairo, on 25… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1891. Illustrated by b/w tissue ports, text engravings and maps . First Edition Maps, Second US edition. c.1890. 2 volumes. Original decorated green buckram, brown eps. 8vo. pp. xiv, [2], 547. Appendix; xvi, 540. Appendices, Index. Very Good/No jacket, as issued. Light cap and corner wear to cleaned covers. Hinges and all three 1890 maps in rear pockets have been archivally repaired and reinforced in-house by our binder KTB resulting in a handsome functioning working copy from books to maps, each of which is inserted in plastic in respective volume rear pockets. (Oversize: 6.25lb/2.83kg before packaging)..

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. First Edition, First Printing. [American]. Very Good Hardcovers. Very Good; No Dust Jacket As Issued. Two volumes, bound in the original publishers half-morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles to the spine, marbled edges and endpapers. lettered title, author and volume in gilt to the spine with tooled decoration in the four bands. Spine tips shelf rubbed; front lower joint of Volume 1 tender; dark 'stain' from the center top spine narrowing to the middle of the spine in volume 1. Bindings are tight and square small textblock closed tears from page 339 to 364. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. First American Edition. 8vo; 9 inches tall; 547, 540 pages with index; Two steel-engraved portrait frontispieces, three folding maps, with numerous in-text and full page illustrations. Ref: Howgego, S60; Jeal, Tim. A Classic of 19th century African Exploration. This account of his adventures was wildly popular and published in six… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. First Edition, First Printing. [American]. Near Fine Rebound Hardcovers. Near Fine. Two Volumes Complete, First American Edition. Handsomely rebound in a dark textured leather; with spine decoration and title in a red label; endpages renewed; all edges marbled. 8vo; 9 inches tall; 547, 540 pages with index; Two steel-engraved portrait frontispieces, three folding maps, with numerous in-text and full-page illustrations.. A detailed account of Stanley's Emin Pasha relief expedition from 1887 - 1889 which initially drew considerable acclaim from the English and American public but was later subject to severe criticism for its cost and the conduct of many members of the expedition. A classic 19th century African exploration wildly popular and published in six languages.  'A bit of trivia: Stanley began his account of the rescue at the Hotel Victoria, Cairo, on 25 January 1890, demonstrating a feverish capacity for rapid reporting, Stanley wrote continuously… Read More

London St. Dunstan's House, Fetter Lane, E.C.: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivinton Limited, 1890. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. STANLEY Henry M. HARDY P. SCHONBERG. FORESTER. MONTBARD. HALL. OXENHAM. CARRERAS. etc. Ink signed & dated by Stanley, with one hundred and fifty illustrations and maps. Two volumes in the publishers printed red cloth, gilt titles & black ink illustrations, corners bumped slightly. Spines gilt titles, edges bumped. Map end papers to both volumes. Vol 1, 1890, group portrait frontis (with guard), [3], (iv-xv), [1], [1], 2-529 pp, [1], large folding map (coloured), with stamp (WH)? to verso, loose at fpd, 15 full page illustrations, 59 illustrations within text, ink owners stamp to tp (HW?), 2 small brass fittings supporting the elastic map holder to front board, almost invisible cloth edge repair at spine, ink owners name to verso frontis (Clive Christie, Cambridge). Vol 2, 1890, portrait frontis with guard), [3], (iv-xv), [1], [1],… Read More