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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],…

Stanley's account of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, detailing the experiences and obstacles faced while navigating the Congo.