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Stanley's Story: or Through the Wilds of Africa, A Thrilling Narrative of the Remarkable Adentures, Terrible Experiences, Wonderful Discoveries and Amazing Achievements in The Dark Continent
by Feather, Col. A. G. from information, data and the official reports of Henry M. Stanley
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/No jacket
- Seller
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Globe Bible Publishing Company, 1890. Reprint. Hardcover. Fair/No jacket. 523 pages, illustrated with tissue protected frontispiece and numerous drawings and black and white plates. A huge history of Stanley's travels in Africa, including an account of his discovery of Dr. Livingstone, discoveries, founding of the Congo Free State and much more. Red cloth binding with titles in silver on front cover and spine, decorative end papers. Cover is much worn and stained, silver faded and rubbed, corners and spine ends bumped and chipped, hinges weak and showing webbing at front hinge, interior pages lightly tanned with some staining, binding otherwise tight. The plates are lovely and show a fascinating glimpse of early Africa.
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- Bookseller
- Scraps of American History
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 01366
- Title
- Stanley's Story
- Author
- Feather, Col. A. G. from information, data and the official reports of Henry M. Stanley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Globe Bible Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1890
- Keywords
- travel, exploration, Africa, Victorian, politics, religion,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia
About Scraps of American History
Unique bookstore in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. We specialize in vintage and antiquarian volumes with an emphasis on history, but carry books on many subjects. Currently we are building a catalogue from a large collection. We have been members of Biblio.com since around 2001 under the name Greenberry House. Our descriptions are detailed and careful and we try to note every flaw. ALL of our books are photographed and show you the exact item you will receive. We ship within one business day of receipt of orders and generally do not add shipping charges to the amount on your original invoice.
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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