Stanley's Story, or, Through the Wilds of Africa: A Thrilling Narrative of His Remarkable Adventures, Terrible Experiences, Wonderful Discoveries and Amazing Achievements in The Dark Continent. Giving Accounts of His Discovery of Dr. Livingstone, the Lost Explorer; his Great Overland Journey Across the Dark Continent; the Great Mysteries of the past five thousand years, as solved by him; his Exploration of the Congo; the Founding of the Congo Free State, and the Opening of Equatorial Africa to Commerce, Civilization and Christianity; his Expedition to the Relief of Emin Bay in the Egyptian Soudan, with its Terrible Experiences of Starvation, Misery and Death; and a Resume of all his Wonderful Discoveries and their Great Value to Geographical and Scientific Knowledge, to the present time, and covering his entire career in Southern and Central Africa.
Philadelphia: John E. Potter & Company, 1890. Hard Cover.
Lacks map. A few light spots on edges, hinges repaired (fairly neatly but not professionally), ink gift note on front flyleaf.
xx, 533 pp. 8vo. Original red cloth, gilt titles, gilt, silver, red, and black decorations on front board and spine.....