Stanley and Africa
Also the Travels, Adventures, and Discoveries of Captain John H. Speke, Captain Richard F. Burton, Captain James W. Grant, Sir Samuel and Lady Baker, and other Distinguished Explorers.

This is a general survey of African exploration during the Victorian era, incorporating chapters on Stanley, Speke, Burton and many of the other most important explorers of the period. Much like the astronauts of the Apollo era, these explores in Africa were great heroes of their age and their toils and adventures thrilled readers around the world who were always eager to learn more.

Item Description
A fascinating first edition of traveling explorations in Africa. Illustrated with full-page colour frontispiece, and 11 further chromolithographic plates. Published by Walter Scott, London, (c1870s). Publisher’s original red textured cloth with decorations in black and gilt on the upper cover and spine in all-over designs, the rare cover stamped in blind. All page edges gilt.

Book Dimensions: 27 x 21 x 4 cm and Number of Pages: 662 + 2pp ads.
Weighing in excess of two kilograms.

Condition
The book is beautifully bound, designed and illustrated. Firm and well-bound copy. External covers in nice shape, with slight discolouration, and minor wear to boards’ corners and to head and tail of spine. Internally; in very good condition. No names or inscriptions. Inner hinges are very good. Pages are tightly held at the gutter and edged in gilt. Pages are clean with occasional foxing marks to the margin of few pages. The colour plates are particularly vivid and striking (Please see pictures).

Stanley and Africa
Also the Travels, Adventures, and Discoveries of Captain John H. Speke, Captain Richard F. Burton, Captain James W. Grant, Sir Samuel and Lady Baker, and other Distinguished Explorers.

This is a general survey of African exploration during the Victorian era, incorporating chapters on Stanley, Speke, Burton and many of the other most important explorers of the period. Much like the astronauts of the Apollo era, these explores in Africa were great heroes of their age and their toils and adventures thrilled readers around the world who were always eager to learn more.

Item Description
A fascinating first edition of traveling explorations in Africa. Illustrated with full-page colour frontispiece, and 11 further chromolithographic plates. Published by Walter Scott, London, (c1870s). Publisher’s original red textured cloth with decorations in black and gilt on the upper cover and spine in all-over designs, the rare cover stamped in blind. All page edges gilt.

Book Dimensions: 27 x 21 x 4 cm and Number of Pages: 662 + 2pp ads.
Weighing in excess of two kilograms.

Condition
The book is beautifully bound, designed and illustrated. Firm and well-bound copy. External covers in nice shape, with slight discolouration, and minor wear to boards’ corners and to head and tail of spine. Internally; in very good condition. No names or inscriptions. Inner hinges are very good. Pages are tightly held at the gutter and edged in gilt. Pages are clean with occasional foxing marks to the margin of few pages. The colour plates are particularly vivid and striking (Please see pictures).

Numero di Libri
1
Soggetto
Antologia, Illustrati, Storia, Viaggio / Esplorazioni
Titolo del Libro
Stanley and Africa
Condizione
Molto buone
Autore/ Illustratore
Henry M. Stanley
Anno di pubblicazione dell’oggetto più vecchio
1870
Altezza
27 cm
Edizione
1° edizione
Larghezza
21 cm
Lingua
Inglese
Lingua originale
Editore
Walter Scott
Legatura
Copertina rigida
Numero di pagine
662

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