ISMAILÏA: A NARRATIVE OF THE EXPEDITION TO CENTRAL AFRICA FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF THE SLAVE TRADE. ORGANIZED BY ISMAIL, KHEDIVE OF EGYPT.
New York. 1875. 542pp. plus numerous plates and two colored maps (one folding). Original gilt pictorial maroon cloth, spine gilt. Very minor shelf wear. Contemporary gift inscription on front free endpaper. A pristine, beautiful copy. First American edition, after the London edition of the previous year. In 1869 the Khedive.....