With Stanley's rear column. With illustrations. This book, "With Stanley's rear column", by John Rose Troup, is a replication of a book originally published before 1890. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.
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With Stanley's rear column. With illustrations. This book, "With Stanley's rear column", by John Rose Troup, is a replication of a book originally published before 1890. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.
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Seller's Description:
Good. Ex-library with small paper label on spine with call numbers. Bookplate on inside cover and back inside cover. Bumping to head and heel of spine with slight fraying. Inner hinge cracked both front and rear, but book is still holding together. Map still intact, with small tear where it attaches to book. No foxing.
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Fair. No Jacket. 2nd edition. The boards are very shelf rubbed, edge worn and marked, with damp damage to the back board. Despite this, they are strong and square. Internally, the hinges are cracked, there is tanning throughout, and the late pages are warped from damp damage, but the pages within remain neat and complete with all illustrations and a fold-out map. The binding is secure. A fair copy. JK.
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Good. No Jacket. 361 pages plus plates and map (complete). An elderly copy of this memoir of one of the most typical of Victorian ventures in Africa. When the Mahdists captured Khartoum, the Egyptian administration of the Sudan collapsed. Equatoria, a deep southern province, near Lake Albert was nearly cut off from the outside world. Emin Pasha, a German doctor and naturalist who was Governor of Equatoria had been able to send and receive letters via Buganda and Zanzibar and had been informed in February 1886 by the Egyptian government that Equatoria was to be abandoned. In July of that year, encouraged by Alexander Mackay, a missionary, felt entitled enough to invite the British government to annexe Equatoria. The government though, was disinterested. Nonetheless, the famously whimsical British public regarded Emin as a second General Gordon who was in mortal danger. By November, Stanley had been approached by a Scottish businessman-of all people-to lead the venture. Stanley was gungo-ho and declared himself to be ready at a "moment's notice". Rose Troup joined him as Stanley's right hand man. This copy has been rebound, with the original spine clothing retained and affixed appropriately. The boards are tidy with just some light scuffing and wear. Within, the first free page has previous owner signatures. The contents are, although a little weary, are resolutely keen. The contents have splashes of foxing and age-related marks throughout. The papertrims are tanned. Nonetheless, the pages are comfortable, bold, confident, clean of handling and ownership blemish, clear, genial and eagerly companionable. fk.
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GOOD. First Edition. x, [3], 2-361, [1], 40 (catalog). Frontispiece portrait and B/W plates, color foldout map. 8vo, Green cloth, gilt spine lettering, rough cut edges. Tips rubbed, front hinge cracked and shaken, rear hinge appears to have been reglued, spine leaning just a bit. Foldout map torn along center lower fold. Text clean and unmarked. First appearance of Troup's defense of his reputation in the wake of Stanley's public denounciation of the Rear Guard's failure in the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition.
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Very Good. No Jacket. Ex-Library. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 361pp. folding map, frontis & 13 plates & 40pp adverts. Rose Troup was Transport officer on Stanley's Emin Pasha Relief Expedition. This was the magnificent end to Stanley's Exploration Career. Sir William Garstin, writing the the Journal of the R.G.S. said of the expedition "The main facts regarding the Sources of the Nile were finally revealed by him, and nothing was left for future explorer's but to fill in details". The Rear Column had been beset with difficulties waiting for the return of Stanley's Advance Column. With the death of Major Bartelot and Jameson, and various desertions, Rose Troup decided to go back to England. Stanley's public criticism of his rear column spurred Troup into print to give his version of events. Because of the contract he signed at the start of the expedition, Stanley took out injunction to supress the book. Troup counter sued, alleging breach of contract, "he never supplied me with the tent, bed, Winchester rifle canteen, and a due share of European provisions. Mr Stanley's failure to fulfil his contract appeared to me to nullify it, ". The case was settled out of court and Troup, after an agreed delay, published his book. Has light shelfwear and separating at hinges. Otherwise nice copy with minimal markings.
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