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In darkest Africa, or, The quest, rescue and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria

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Names
Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton), 1841-1904
Charles Scribner's Sons (Publisher)
William Clowes and Sons (Printer)
Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938 (Former owner)
Forestier, A. (Amédée), 1854-1930 (Artist)
Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1890
Place: New York
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
Edition: Demy quarto edition de luxe.
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Shelf locator: Sc Rare+ 916.7-S (Stanley, H.M. In darkest Africa)
Topics
Emin Pasha, 1840-1892
Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton), 1841-1904 -- Travel -- Africa, Central
Emin Pasha Relief Expedition (1887-1889)
Africa, Central -- Description and travel
Africa, Central -- History -- 1884-1960
Genres
Books
Notes
Statement of responsibility: by Henry M. Stanley ... with six etchings and one hundred and fifty woodcut illustrations and maps ... volume one[-two].
Content: With a half-title in both vols.
Content: "This Demy quarto edition de luxe is limited to 250 copies, of which this copy is-- no. [blank]. (Signed) [blank]"--verso of half-title page, vol. 1.
Content: "London: Printed by William Clowes and Sons, Limited, Stamford Street and Charing Cross."--verso of half-title page, vol. 2. Also p. [1] at end of vol. 1; and colophon ["William" is abbreviated "Wm."] at foot of p. 572, vol. 2.
Content: Title pages in red and black.
Content: "(Copyright 1890 by Charles Scribner's Sons for the United States of America.)"--verso of title page, both vols.
Content: Vol. 1: [2], xv, [1], 529, [1] p., [20] leaves of plates (1 folded); v. 2: [2], xv, 472 p., [30] leaves of plates (2 folded).
Content: Includes indexes.
Ownership: Copy in Sc Rare+916.7-S (accession nos. B526946, B526947) is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926. NN
Content: Authors' inscriptions.
Physical Description
Extent: 2 volumes : illustrations, facsimile, maps (some color), plan, portraits ; 31 cm
Type of Resource
Text
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 52710661
RLIN/OCLC: 44656370
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15781165
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 49b27750-1833-013c-c36d-0242ac110002
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