1878 BOOKS❤️ PERILOUS EXPEDITION of AFRICA_STANLEY_CONGO_SLAVERY_NILE RIVER_MAPS

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Title
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THROUGH THE DARK CONTINENT or The Sources of the Nile Around the Great Lakes of Equatorial Africa and Down the Livingstone River to the Atlantic Ocean
author
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Henry M. Stanley
Published
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Harper & Brothers, New York,
1878 -1st edition
Binding:
- 3/4 leather with 5 raised spine bands gilt decorations & lettering, marbled end papers & marbled page edges
size
= apx  9
"
by 6.25"
w/
522 + 566
=
1,088 pages
apx 150  ILLUSTRATIONS & MAPS
some full page with tissue guards
all 10 colored maps accounted for - the 2 large fold out maps measure
apx. 33.5" by 28" / the other fold out is apx 32" by 9"
Contents
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From Wiki:
Perhaps best known as the intrepid adventurer who located the missing explorer David Livingstone in equatorial Africa in 1871, Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) played a major role in assembling the fragmented discoveries and uncertain geographical knowledge of central Africa into a coherent picture. He was the
first European to explore the Congo River
; assisted at the founding of the Congo Free State, and helped pave the way for the opening up of modern Africa.
In this classic account of one of his most important expeditions, the venerable Victorian 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 from the depths of the continent to the sea.
Accompanied by three Englishmen and a crew of Africans, Stanley left Zanzibar in 1874. He traveled to Lake Victoria, which he circumnavigated in his boat, the Lady Alice. Almost immediately,
illness, malnutrition and conflicts
with native tribes began to decimate his followers. Nevertheless, the explorer pushed on, also circumnavigating Lake Tanganyika, which he determined to be unconnected with the Nile system. Finally in 1876, Stanley was ready to undertake "the grandest task of all" — exploring the Livingstone (Congo) River. He sailed down the vast waterway to the lake he called Stanley Pool, then on to a series of 32 cataracts he named Livingstone Falls. Unable to go further by boat, Stanley continued overland, reaching the Atlantic Ocean on August 12, 1877.
Mishaps, hostile tribes, and disease
had killed his three white companions and half the Africans, but Stanley had attained his objective.
His tremendous perseverance (his persistence led his men to nickname him Bula Matari — "the rock breaker") was complemented by Stanley's abilities as a keen observer and accomplished prose stylist. These talents are fully evident in this exciting narrative. It offers not only the
action and adventure of a life-and-death struggle to survive
in the African wilderness, but detailed descriptions of
native peoples, customs, and culture;
the
flora and fauna
of central Africa; and a wealth of geographical, ecological, and other information.
Supplemented with 150
black-and-white illustrations and 2 foldout maps, this monumental narrative will be welcomed by anyone interested in the European exploration of central Africa during the nineteenth century, the exploits of one of the great explorers of all time, and a
breathtaking story of human endurance
and achievement in the face of immense odds.
Condition:
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. all of my books are VERY OLD and have 100+ years of wear to varying degrees
g
ood [plus?] condition for its age [ 1878 ] :
boards -
secure, with some typical wear for its age, especially to the marbled paper / - vol. 1 has a very small "bite" on its back board - see picture # 7 with the black strip pointing to it -if you need a better picture, just send me a note
textblock
- pages secure, very lightly cracked once in one of the volumes,
volume 2 has one proud signature
outer joints
- pretty good
spine
- very good, volume one - spine end cracked at top
tips
- worn through & touched up
inner hinges
-  just ok - see  picture / paper cracked
pages
- generally very good condition - just a few spots, a few pages with light staining [ maybe 12? in volume 1 ]
writing
- ex-libris sticker on each front paste down {Mrs. Charles Wesley Freeman]
rips /folds
- very few of each - volume 2 has apx 100 pages "bumped" / the large fold out
maps
have been taped with documentary tape [from behind] where the 4 corners meet at each fold - they each have 2 other very small rips, 2 extra folds / the long fold out map has 1 very tiny rip [ also taped]
other
-  marbling on the page edges is still pretty bright! I'd say insides very good for age, outsides just average [good].
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