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STANLEY (HENRY MORTON) Through the Dark Continent or the Sources of the Nile around the Great L...
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STANLEY (HENRY MORTON) Through the Dark Continent or the Sources of the Nile around the Great Lakes of Equatorial Africa and Down the Livingstone River to the Atlantic Ocean, 2 vol., first American edition, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED 'with best wishes to Major J.B. Pond from Henry M. Stanley 1890' on the title to volume 1, 2 author portrait frontispieces, 32 plates, 10 colour-printed maps (4 folding, of which 2 are in pockets at end), illustrations in the text, small tears at folds of large maps, modern half maroon morocco over original marbled boards, g.e., 8vo, New York, Harper & Brothers, [1878] Footnotes: Provenance: Major James B. Pond, presentation inscription from the author, and bookplate. Pond (1838-1903), an abolitionist who fought on the Unionist side in the Civil War, later managed successful lecture tours including a hugely popular one for Stanley throughout the United States. When contemplating an approach to Stanley, Henry Ward Beecher told him to 'Get Stanley if you can. He is one of the greatest men we have. I have been reading Through the Dark Continent; it is a great book' (Pond, Eccentricities of Genius, 1900); Christie's, 26 September 2007, lot 69. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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STANLEY (HENRY MORTON) Through the Dark Continent or the Sources of the Nile around the Great Lakes of Equatorial Africa and Down the Livingstone River to the Atlantic Ocean, 2 vol., first American edition, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED 'with best wishes to Major J.B. Pond from Henry M. Stanley 1890' on the title to volume 1, 2 author portrait frontispieces, 32 plates, 10 colour-printed maps (4 folding, of which 2 are in pockets at end), illustrations in the text, small tears at folds of large maps, modern half maroon morocco over original marbled boards, g.e., 8vo, New York, Harper & Brothers, [1878] Footnotes: Provenance: Major James B. Pond, presentation inscription from the author, and bookplate. Pond (1838-1903), an abolitionist who fought on the Unionist side in the Civil War, later managed successful lecture tours including a hugely popular one for Stanley throughout the United States. When contemplating an approach to Stanley, Henry Ward Beecher told him to 'Get Stanley if you can. He is one of the greatest men we have. I have been reading Through the Dark Continent; it is a great book' (Pond, Eccentricities of Genius, 1900); Christie's, 26 September 2007, lot 69. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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