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London: Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 1890. With one hundred and fifty woodcut illustrations and maps. In two volumes. Pp. xvi+530+xvi+472+[2](advertisements), 40 plates (including frontispiece with tissue guard both volumes), text illustrations, 4 coloured maps (3 folding, one a full page profile sketch), black & white text maps, plus endpaper map printed in green, appendices (including a folding table), index; tall demy 8vo; pictorial red/brown cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt & black, the lower boards slightly scuffed, edges of boards lightly rubbed and fore-corners slightly worn, the lower joints starting at head, spines slightly dulled, the spine extremities a trifle chipped Volume I; inked ownership inscription on verso of upper free endpaper Volume I, binder's ticket on lower pastedown same volume, hinges occasionally starting, closed tear along inner fold of the two larger folding maps, scattered foxing and occasional slight soiling; Sampson Low, Marston,…

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