Loreau m h (2 Ergebnisse)

223pp. 2 mapas. Numerosos grabados. 2ª edición.

Leather. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. A French translation of Henry Morton Stanley's popular account of his discovery of the lost David Livingstone in Central Africa. The third edition of this work in French, translated into French by H. Loreau.Illustrated with a frontispiece, five folding maps, one map, thirty plates, and in-text illustrations.Collated, complete.Henry Morton Stanley's account of how he found David Livingstone.Stanley searched for Livingstone in Central Africa, setting out to Zanzibar in 1871, eventually finding the lost explorer in November 1871 in Ujiji, in present day Tanzania.This is an exciting and embellished account of an important voyage that garnered a lot of media attention at the time.Stanley is best remembered today for his finding Livingstone, and for working as an agent for King Leopold II in the Congo. In a half morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, smart. Spine and extremities are lightly rubbed, particularly to the raised bands and joints. Lighter rubbing to the boards. Minor bumping to the extremities. Spots to the fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with scattered spotting. Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…