The Congo and the Founding of Its Free State: A Story of Work and Exploration, in Two Volumes - Vol. II [Volume 2]

x, 483, [1], 12 pp. 8vo. Original green cloth, gilt titles, gilt, silver, red, and black decorations on front board and spine. Includes fold-out map of equatorial Africa, 20 engraved plates, and 29 illustrations in text. A popular account of the adventures of Henry Morton Stanley, the journalist and explorer known for his discoveries and developments in the Congo region. He also located the missionary Dr. David Livingstone, long believed lost - their first meeting was the origin of the famous phrase, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" There are two chapters dedicated to observations on the climate of the region, and another on the Berlin Conference.