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Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Two large octavo volumes. Pp. x, 566 + [2]pp. ads; xiv, 522. With ten maps and 150 woodcuts. Large folding maps in back cover pocket. A handsome set in illustrated green cloth boards, stamped in black, red, and gilt. Back hinge of Volume II completely broken inside. Back hiinge of Volume I starting. Light rubbing to extremities.
Seller: Bryn Mawr Bookstore, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Pictorial Cloth. Good+ Subtitle:"The Sources of the Nile Around the Great Lakes of Equatorial Africa and Down the Livingstone River to the Atlantic Ocean." 2 vol. set, illus. with wood cuts and maps. Pictorial green gilt-stamped cloth shows wear, expecially at extremities; vol. 2 has a 1-inch piece missing at top of spine. Folding map at back of vol. 1 is missing; map at back of vol. 2 has tears at the folds and is delicate, but intact. Overall a good+ copy, protected in polyfilm.
Seller: Sagebrush Press, Morongo Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Stanley, Henry M.. Through the Dark Continent - Volume II Only. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1879.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: This book is a copy of the second volume. Very early printing, first year. Bound in a deep green with faded gilt lettering on spine and front cover. Detailed embossed and tinted wrap illustration covers spine and both boards. Light rubbing and wear. Spill mark head of spine and front board near hinge, showing on early leaves. Very large and heavy, all corners are bumped - most board showing bottom corners. Paper of front gutter has parted, but still solid. Back cover gutter has completely seperated showing interior of spine. Material pocket inside back board contains folded map. This map has worn at creases with some holes and will need to be handled with care. It shows mostly the rivers, and a lot of white space. There is also a multi-fold map attached to the text between 326 &327. Frontis portrait retains protective tissue, as do most of the full page illustrations. Text has slightly yellowed with age, but clean and complete. Binding is beginning to loosen and it will need to be handled with care. Due to the size and weight of this book, it will require additional shipping. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Lowry's Books, Three Rivers, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 2 volume set in 4to. Green cloth with pictorial embossing. Some wear to spine ends and tips. Boards clean not soiled. Boards tight but unmarked end papers cracking as usual. Second edition contents tight and clean no foxing with all maps including two in pockets.
Seller: Antique Emporium, Eau Claire, WI, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: Thick octavo (9" x 6"). 2 volumes. xiv, 522; ix, (1), 566pp. Plus 2pp. publisher's ads. Wrap around pictorial green cloth stamped in red, black & gilt. Woodcut frontispiece portraits with tissue guards. Illustrated with 10 colored maps (some folding) and 150 text woodcuts (some full-page). Housed in each volume's rear pocket is a large, colored folding map (intact but with some age-related separations at creases & folds). Blank margin of one text folding map in Vol. 2 chipped where it once extended beyond the text block (no loss to the map). Front cover of Vol. 1 very slightly bowed. Corners slightly bumped & lightly frayed. An ex-library set with library bookplates on front pastedowns, faint round embossed library stamp on titles, library rubber stamp on versos of title. There are also library pockets on rear pastedowns, and white ink call letters at foot of spines. Stanley's expedition was the largest African expedition ever, controversial and at the same time the most celebrated Africa expedition of the 19th century, exploring and mapping the central African lakes and rivers. Known for finding the missing missionary and explorer David Livingstone's and credited with dispelling notion that the Lualaba was the source of the Nile. "Sir Henry Rawlinson, president of the Royal Geographic Society, said that it was not Stanley who had discovered Livingstone, but Livingstone who had discovered Stanley; and some of the newspapers threw doubts upon the authenticity of the whole story of the expedition, and found 'something mysterious and inexplicable' in it's leader's narrative." (DNB). Note: Included in one table of Vol. 2 are the names of 114 expedition members (mostly Africans) who died during this trek and the causes of their deaths.
Seller: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: Thick octavo (9" x 6"). 2 volumes. xiv, 522; ix, (1), 566pp. Plus 2pp. publisher's ads. Wrap around pictorial green cloth stamped in red, black & gilt. Woodcut frontispiece portraits with tissue guards. Illustrated with 10 colored maps (some folding) and 150 text woodcuts (some full-page). Housed in each volume's rear pocket is a large, folding map (intact but with repaired splits at folds). Text block of Vol. 1 with an internal split that hass been repaired with Japan paper. Stanley's expedition was the largest African expedition ever, controversial and at the same time the most celebrated Africa expedition of the 19th century, exploring and mapping the central African lakes and rivers. Known for finding the missing missionary and explorer David Livingstone's and credited with dispelling notion that the Lualaba was the source of the Nile. "Sir Henry Rawlinson, president of the Royal Geographic Society, said that it was not Stanley who had discovered Livingstone, but Livingstone who had discovered Stanley; and some of the newspapers threw doubts upon the authenticity of the whole story of the expedition, and found 'something mysterious and inexplicable' in it's leader's narrative." (DNB). Note: Included in one table of Vol. 2 are the names of 114 expedition members (mostly Africans) who died during this trek and the causes of their deaths.
Seller: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Henry M. Stanley. Through the Dark Continent. Harper, New York, 1879.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 2 volumes 522 566pp.folded maps at the end of each volume. tight and clean copies.
Seller: BookStore Jerusalem, jerusalem, Israel
Price: US$397.12 + shipping
Description: New York: Harper & Brothers 1879. Roy. 8vo. Orig. decorative cloth (inner hinges strengthened). Gilt. With 2 frontisps. 34 full-page plates each with the orig. tissue guard 113 text-illusts. and 10 maps of which 3 folded into rear end-pockets. Fine.
Seller: Berkelouw Rare Books, Berrima, NSW, Australia
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Early reprint of the American edition (first published in 1878). Two volumes. Large map in pocket at the end of each volume. Both volumes are very good. Volume One has nominal wear at the crown, front hinge cracked, rear hinge neatly repaired, Volume Two hinges very slightly cracked.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Stanley, Henry M.. Through the Dark Continent (2 Volume Set). Harper & Brothers, New York, NY, 1879.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Includes ten maps and one hundred and fifty woodcuts. Two foldout maps in pockets tucked into the back of each volume. These maps have tears across the creases. Also included is a very browned (and very fragile) article about Stanley's death. Size: 8mo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" tall. 1088 pp. 2-volume set (complete). Pages are yellowed, but are tight and clean. Hinges are beginning to crack. Gift inscription on front endpapers. Light shelfwear to the cover. Minor bumping and rubbing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 6 pounds. Category: Biography & Autobiography; History. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 001757. Additional shipping charges may apply.
Seller: Lotzabooks, Oak Point, TX, U.S.A.
Stanley, Henry M.. Through the Dark Continent: Two Volumes. Harper & Brothers, N.Y.,, 1879.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo. Two Volumes. Vol. I--pp. xiv, 522; Vol. 2--ix, 566, plus 2-page publishers catalogue. Frontispieces, 32 wood-engraved plates, 8 maps, (the fold-out map at p. 235 in Vol. 2 has split apart into several sections, and requires restoration) plus 2 fold-out maps in slot in rear cover (these show some splitting to the folds). Green cloth stamped in gilt, black, and red on covers and spines. Spines show fading and light general wear. A split on the spine of Vol. I shows repair. End papers of Vol. I have small chips. Light spotting to rear cover of both. The bookplate of William G. Mather (1857-1951), a Cleveland, Ohio-based book collector and world traveler is in each volume. Total weight is 7 lbs. Postage may be extra on this item.
Seller: Peter Keisogloff Rare Books, Inc., Brecksville, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$566.50 + shipping
Description: Octavo. . Later printing. In two volumes. 522 and 566pp. (2) pp. ads, Engraved frontispieces, illustrated with 10 maps some folding including the two large folding maps in rear pocket of each volume, and 150 woodcuts. This was one of Stanley's most important expeditions. He recounts the incredibly difficult and perilous journey during which he explored the great lakes of Central Africa, confirming their size and position, searched for the sources of the Nile, and traced the unknown Congo River. He and all his men who helped make this journey came across not only dangerous animals but Cannibals and disease. A beautiful set bound in a full wrap around jungle view in green pictorial cloth accented in red and gilt, lettering gilt, dark brown coated endpapers, light wear through to corners, spine ends and joints lightly rubbed, hinges fine. An exceptionally nice set with no names, bookplates, or foxing.
Seller: Alcuin Books, ABAA/ILAB, Scottsdale, AZ, U.S.A.
Price: US$637.37 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First US edition, later issue(?) 2 vols. With 10 maps (folding ones present in rear pockets) and 150 woodcuts. 8vo. Publisher's original decorative dark green cloth, pictorial front boards depicting Stanley arriving with party in a row boat, gilt lettering and red highlighting still bright, general light rubbing to extremities but this very minimal, bindings still tight showing little weakness, clean internally, folding maps appear little used, a one-inch tear to front endpaper of second volume, plus light ink ownership stamps, otherwise a beautiful square set. Possibly a second issue as the title pages dated the year after original publication (1878). Stanley's original classic account of the mission to meet up with Livingstone. xiv, 522 [map]; ix, 566, [2 ads] [maps]pp. Heavy volumes, will cost extra to ship/post.
Seller: B. B. Scott, Fine Books (PBFA), London, UK, United Kingdom
Price: US$800.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, 2 vols.; VG-; contemporary full green publisher's bindings; spines green with gilt lettering, and red and black design; mild shelf wear and scuffing; corners bumped and slightly shredded; mild scuffing to front and back boards of both vols.; mild wear to crown of vol. 1 spine, small closed tears to tail of spine; two small chips missing at tail of vol. 2 spine; vol. 1 front hinge starting; vol. 1 back hinge split; both vols. with maps in pockets at back boards; pages clean; CX consignment; shelved Case 9. 1345824. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.