Dec 04, 2008 - Sale 2165

Sale 2165 - Lot 235

Price Realized: $ 3,000
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 4,000
STANLEY, HENRY MORTON, Sir. In Darkest Africa; or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria. 40 mounted plates on India paper; 6 signed etchings by G. Montbard; 3 folding maps, 2 of them mounted on linen; color geological diagram; 2 reproductions of pages from Stanley's notebook. Half-titles. 2 volumes. 4to, 294x225 mm, original 1/2 morocco gilt, scuffed, with some soiling and discoloration on covers; contents generally quite clean. New York, 1890

Additional Details

first american edition. number 57 of the "demy quarto edition de luxe" limited to 250 numbered sets, signed by stanley.