Exploration and Discovery, 1576-1939 The Library of Franklin Brooke-Hitching Part 4, Q-Z

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Lot 1196
  • 1196

Stanley, Henry Morton

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Description

  • Stanley, Henry Morton
  • The Congo and the Founding of the Free State: A Story of Work and Exploration. London: Sampson Low, Marston [&c.], 1885
  • Paper
FIRST EDITION, 2 volumes, 8vo (220 x 135mm.), (vol.1) xxviii, 528pp.; (vol.2) x, 484pp., 32pp. adverts dated July 1885, 5 folding coloured maps [2 in rear cover pockets], 43 plates, 1 full-page photo illustration in the text, original pictorial brown cloth, black endpapers, slipcase

Catalogue Note

"Although it did not involve any significant geographical discoveries, Stanley considered his work on the Congo to be among the most important of his life" (ODNB).