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STANLEY, Henry Morton.
Coomassie and Magdala: The story of two British campaigns in Africa.
Sampson Low, London 1874. First edition. 8vo., xiv, 510pp., frontispiece,2 folding maps, 16 full-page wood-engraved plates, illustrations in text, 50 pages ads dated October 1873 at end, original pictorial green cloth gilt, an excellent copy.
Stanley's lively account of the British Expedition against the Ashantis in Africa under Sir Garnet Wolesley in 1874. It also details the British Campaign in Abyssinia. Lord Wolsey was struck by Stanley's courage and considered him "amongst the bravest of my brave comrades". Gay 2874 bis.
Price: £ 950
US Dollar Price: $ 1890
Stock Number: 77392