STANLEY, Henry Morton, Sir (1841-1904). In Darkest Africa. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890.
Sale 855 - Literature from a Private New Orleans Collection
Mar 19, 2021
10:00AM CT
Online / Chicago
Estimate
$200 -
$300
Sold for $219
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
STANLEY, Henry Morton, Sir (1841-1904). In Darkest Africa. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890.
2 volumes, 8vo (220 x 146 mm). Portrait frontispieces, 3 folding maps in rear pockets (short tears along folds and edges, rear pockets torn at joints). 19th-century half brown morocco gilt, edges gilt (sunning to spine, slight rubbing to extremities). Provenance: Publishers' and Booksellers' Protective Association (bookseller's label).
FIRST AMERICAN TRADE EDITION of Stanley’s account as leader of the controversial Emin Pasha Relief Expedition (1886-1889) in the Congo.
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