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Stanley, Henry Morton. – Five Years in the Congo.
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Estimate €60 - €80
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Description
Stanley, Henry Morton. – Five Years in the Congo. 1879–1884. Travels – Explorations – Foundation of the Congo Free State. Brussels, National Institute of Geography, n.d. [1885]. Large 8vo, multicoloured percaline with a red background, the front cover decorated with the unfurled flag of the Belgian Congo and a portrait of Stanley; the spine adorned with a banner bearing the book’s title – XVIII, 696 pp. - Illustrated with a portrait of King Leopold II as a frontispiece, a portrait of Stanley, 115 woodcuts and 4 colour fold-out maps, including 1 large wall map inserted in a pocket glued to the inside of the back cover (a few scattered foxing spots; worn and frayed edges)
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