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STANLEY, Henry M. (1841–1904). The Congo and the Founding of its Free State: A Story of Work and Exploration. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1885.
2 volumes, 8vo. Numerous wood–engraved plates and illustrations in text, 5 folding maps including 2 large maps in rear pockets. Original green pictorial cloth lettered in gilt and stamped in various colors (boards slightly bowed, spines gently sunned, some spotting to text block). Provenance: Orlando Fleming Barnes (bookplate).
FIRST AMERICAN EDITION of Stanley’s important account of the founding of Belgian King Leopold’s notaries “free” state of the Congo.