The Graphic. The Stanley Number
£150
London, The Graphic, 1890.
Folio. 26pp including the wrappers.
A very fine example of this iconic piece of Africana, focusing on the explorer Sir Henry Morton Stanley.
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Front and rear covers printed in colour, with a double-page coloured map and two coloured plates and numerous illustrations in the text.
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