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Lot 17
Sale 402 - Fine Books and Manuscripts
Nov 11, 2015
3:59AM CT
Live / Chicago
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STANLEY, HENRY M.
In Darkest Africa, or the Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria. London: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890.2 vols. 4to, 3/4 brown morocco over gilt-stamped vellum, gilt-lettered spines. First edition. Demy Quarto Edition de Luxe, number 136 of 250 copies. Signed by Stanley on the limitation page, vol. 1. Complete with two portrait frontispieces, six maps and plans (four fold out, two linen-backed), six signed etchings by G. Montbard, and 40 mounted plates on India paper. Soiling to vellum and rubbing to spines and edges; minor toning to extremities of leaves, scattered foxing.






