Henry M. Stanley — Through the Dark Continent

London, George Newnes, 1899 . Leather. Henry Morton Stanley's thrilling account of his expedition through Africa between 1874 and 1877, richly illustrated throughout, complete with two volumes bound in one. Henry Morton Stanley's account of his expedition through Africa between 1874 and 1877. First published in 1878, the year after the expedition concluded, with this new edition featuring a new preface from Stanley. Two volumes bound in one, each retaining their original title page. The expedition was financed by the New York Herald and the Daily Telegraph, with the ambitious objective to complete the exploration and mapping of the Central African Great Lakes and rivers, while circumnavigating Lakes Victoria and Tanganyika and locating the source of the Nile. Both objectives were completed. With numerous illustrations in text, thirty-three illustrated plates, and seven illustrated maps, one of which is folding. Collated, complete. An account of a dangerous exploration, which saw numerous members of Stanley's crew die. Stanley's diary shows that he started with two-hundred-and-twenty-eight men, and reached Portugal with only one-hundred-and-fourteen, with Stanley being the only European left alive. With the publication of the present work, Stanley coined the term 'Dark Continent' for Africa. Bound in half crushed morocco with cloth boards. Externally, very good, with rubbing to the extremities and a few marks to boards. Cloth is lifting a little to the front board. Internally, generally firmly bound. Plate facing p194 is detached but present. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .