Search Results: coomassie and magdala the story of by henry m stanley

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New York: Harper & Brothers. Good. 1874. First US Edition. Hardcover. Worn copy; hinges cracked; extremities clear taped; bookplate; gift inscription; 2 maps clear taped; cloth much worn & wrinkled; binding still firm ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1874. First American Edition. Hardcover. Fair. frontis, illustrations, 2 folding maps, xiv, 510p. plus 2p. publisher's advertisements. Green cloth. 24cm. Ends of backstrip internally reinforced. Extremities rubbed. Covers dulled. Front hinge visibly reglued. Folding map of Coomassie Expedition split at last fold and rather worn. A couple of signatures pulled. Account of battles in Ghana (against the Ashanti) and in Ethiopia. We've also had this American edition in reddish-brown cloth.

Harper and Brothers, 1874. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Harper and Brothers; New York, 1874. Hardcover. First Edition. A Good, brown cloth binding with blind stamped initials on front board and gilt lettering on spine, binding a bit shaky, moderate scuffing and some soiling to boards and spine, frayed spine edges with small tears to spine edge buckram, binding a bit shaky, cracked hinges, two fold out pages present, exposed board corners, rubbing to board edges, rubbing to board and spine edges, bit of age toning to pages, chipped rear free endpaper fore-edge, moisture stain bottom front pastedown/front free endpaper/prelims and few pages in front, moisture stains bottom text block edge and several pages at inner corner without impact on text, without Dust wrapper. A good and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]. 510pp., appendix, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual… Read More

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1874. First American edition, published same year as first English edition. Octavo. xiv, 510 pp. Two folding maps, sixteen engraved plates, and twelve engraved illustrations in text. Publisher's blue cloth with beveled edges, gilt spine lettering, brown endpapers. Light overall wear and unusual hatched emboss mark to margin of frontispiece portait, else a very good copy.A classic book on Africa, by Stanley, the famous explorer, special correspondent to The New York Herald, and author of In Darkest Africa and How I Found Livingstone. "'Coomassie and Magdala: the Story of Two British Campaigns in Africa,' is the title I have chosen for this volume, written to record two grand successes gained by English soldiers in East and West Africa.…A greater contrast could not be made than is presented by the story of the two expeditions which England undertook in Africa, in behalf of her honour, her dignity, humanity, and justice; and more brilliant successes than attended… Read More

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1874. First American Edition. 2 folding maps, frontispiece portrait with tissue guard, plates with tissue guards and in-text illustrations. xiv, 510, [2, ads]pp. 8vo. Publisher's green cloth. Some minor wear, Very Good. First American Edition. 2 folding maps, frontispiece portrait with tissue guard, plates with tissue guards and in-text illustrations. xiv, 510, [2, ads]pp. 8vo. Hosken p.189

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1874. First American edition, 8vo, pp. xiv, 510, 2 (ads); 2 folding maps, 17 wood-engraved plates, 11 wood engravings in the text; a near fine, bright copy in original green cloth, gilt-stamped spine.

New York: Harper & Brothers. Very Good. 1874. Hardcover. Wear to extremities with corners slightly bumped. Top & bottom of spine worn. Previous owner's writing on title-page. Internally VG+ (including maps and illustrations) with binding tight; Sky-blue boards with clay-brown endpapers. Frontispiece and 27 illustrations. 2 maps. ; 8vo; 510 pages .

New York: Harper, 1874. First. hardcover. very good. Numerous illustrations from drawing by Melton Prior (Illustrated London News), and other artists. 2 folding maps. 510 pages, 8vo, green cloth (hinges repaired, covers scuffed and bumped). New York: Harpers, 1874. First Edition. Very Good.<br/> <br/> Small ownership stamp on title page.<br/> <br/>

London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co, 1896. First Separate Edition. With numerous illustrations from drawings by Melton Prior (special artist in Ashantee of the illustrated London News) and other artists, and a map. Small 8vo, full blue-green calf, the spine with raised band stippled in gilt, gilt fillet lines at the head and tail, red morocco lettering label, the covers with double gilt fillet border lines. vii, map, 212. A handsomely bound copy in excellent condition. IN A PLEASING FULL CALF BINDING.A very scarce title in the Stanley oeuvre. COOMASSIE AND MAGDALA is the story of the great British campaigns in East and West Africa. Here COOMASSIE is published for the first time in one volume of its own, a complete account of the British Campaign with some superb illustrations. Stanley wrote his description while a Special Correspondent of the New York Herald. “Coomassie was a town insulated by a deadly swamp. A thick jungly forest - so dense that the sun seldom pierced the foliage;… Read More

London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co, 1896. First Edition in separate form. With numerous illustrations from drawings by Melton Prior (special artist in Ashantee of the illustrated London news) and other artists, and a map. Small 8vo, original maroon textured cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, with triple blind rules on the covers. vii, map, 212 pp. A very attractive copy, with only a touch of mellowing to the spine panel. Internally bright and clean, with occasional partial stamping to four of the page edges. A VERY SCARCE TITLE A very scarce title in the Stanley oeuvre. Marvelous illustrations throughout with vivid scenes of native life, costume, landscape, and culture. COOMASSIE AND MAGDALA is the story of the great British campaigns in East and West Africa. Here COOMASSIE is published for the first time in one volume of its own, a complete account of the British Campaign with some superb illustrations. Stanley wrote his description while a Special Correspondent of the New York… Read More