First U.S. Edition "In Darkest Africa" - SIGNED Henry M. Stanley

Description: HENRY MORTON STANLEY. Henry Morton Stanley (1841–1904) was a British American author, explorer, and special correspondent for the New York Herald well-known for his expeditions in Central Africa. He entered the annals of popular quotation with his famous inquiry, “Dr. Livingstone, I presume?,” upon finding David Livingstone, a Scottish missionary and fellow explorer who had become lost in the wilds of Zanzibar. RARE FIRST AMERICAN EDITION OF IN DARKEST AFRICA SIGNED BY HENRY MORTON STANLEY AND NUMBERED 13 OF 250 NUMBERED DEMY QUARTO EDITION DE LUXE SETS Rare first American edition of In Darkest Africa; or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria signed by, “Henry M. Stanley,” and numbered 13 of 250 numbered demy quarto edition de luxe sets. Printed by Charles Scribner's Sons in New York City in 1890, two volumes, measures 11.75 by 9.75 for each volume, original dark brown half morocco over vellum boards (with the title, flag of Emin Pasha, and Stanley’s signature on the boards and lettering on the spine stamped in gilt), top edges gilt, others uncut, 150 woodcut illustrations, 40 mounted plates on India paper, 6 signed etchings by G. Montbard, 3 folding maps (2 mounted on linen), 2 reproductions of pages from Stanley's notebook, a color geological diagram and folding table, and in very good condition with rubbing and staining to the boards, the vellum beginning to curve, and the limitation page, engraved frontispiece, and title page detached. DETAILS STANLEY’S TREACHEROUS EXPEDITION TO RESCUE THE OTTOMAN-GERMAN NATURALIST AND ONE-TIME GOVERNOR OF EQUATORIA, EMIN PASHA Stanley set out on an expedition to rescue the Ottoman-German naturalist and one-time governor of Equatoria, Emin Pasha, in January 1887. Following a particularly treacherous and difficult route which included a five-month journey through the Ituri rainforest and having lost two-thirds of the party, Stanley eventually convinced Emin Pasha to leave Equatoria in 1889. Four identical copies sold for $5,750 at PBA Galleries in September 2006, $5,625 at Heritage Auctions in September 2011, $7,500 at Christie’s in June 2012, and $6,250 at Sotheby’s in April 2017.

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Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina

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