In Darkest Africa. STANLEY (Henry Morton).

In Darkest Africa Or the Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria.

Two volumes. Illustrated with frontispieces and 36 plates as well as numerous illustrations within the text and 3 folding maps.

First edition. 8vo. [227 x 150 x 84 mm]. 529 pp, 472 pp. Original red pictorial cloth, spines and front covers lettered and illustrated in black and gilt, pictorial endpapers in pale green. (Spine and extremities lightly bumped and rubbed, some fraying to the spine, vol. 2 with a subtle 'ring' stain to the front board).

London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington Limited., 1890

Light foxing throughout, two of the folding maps professionally repaired, small binder's sticker from Leighton Son and Hodge located on the rear paste down of volume one. Overall a good set.

Stanley's famous account of his expedition up the Congo River and through the Ituri Forest to relieve Emin Pasha, the governor of Equatoria who was threatened by Mahdist forces.

Stock no. ebc9125