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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Edited by Dorothy Stanley

The Autobiography of Sir Henry Morton Stanley, G.C.B.

Published: Sampson Low, Marston and Co. Ltd., London, 1909

Edition: First

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Editor's Preface (10 pages), Content pages, Introduction to the Autobiography (3 pages), with 16 photogravures and a map. 538 pages in total. This copy rebound in full leather. In good overall condition with some slight foxing on a page or two. Tissue paper protecting all pictures.

Contents: The workhouse --Adrift --At sea --At work --I find a father --Adrift again --Soldiering --Shiloh --Prisoner of war --Journalism --West and East --A roving commission --The finding of Livingstone --England and Coomassie --Through the dark continent --Founding the Congo state --The rescue of Emin --Work in review --Europe again --The happy haven --Politics and friends --In Parliament --South Africa --Farewell to Parliament --Furze Hill --The close of life --Thoughts from note-books.

  • Binding Condition: Good
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Sold By: Mantis Books
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  • Country: South Africa
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