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Mounteney-Jephson, A. J.; Stanley, Henry M : Emin Pasha and the Rebellion at the Equator: A Story of Nine Months' Experiences in the Last of the Soudan Provinces"

Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1890

Original publisher's green cloth lettering with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Gilt decoration on the spine of a small figure (possibly of the Monbuttu Pygmy tribe) holding a bow and arrow. Written with revisions by and the cooperation of Henry M. Stanley. 6" x 9." 490 pages, complete. Many black-and-white illustrations, namely, two photogravures, twenty-one full-page engravings, and twenty-five in-text engravings, complete. The illustrations include a photographic portrait and illustrated portrait of Jephson and Stanley, respectively. List of illustrations in the front. Also included are two laid-in materials in a back pocket (on inside of back cover), a map of the "Equatorial Province" and a facsimile letter containing a transcription of Muhammad Ahmed's demand for Emin Pasha to surrender. The caption on the letter reads, "Copy of the Mahdi's letter to Emin Pasha demanding his surrender. This copy [transcription] was made secretly at night by Abderrahim, son of Osman Effendi Vakeel or second in command of the Equatorial Province." The letter is translated into English on Pages 245-253. Pages, covers, map, and facsimile letter are very clean and intact. Slight rubbing to front and back covers and outer joints. Pages are slightly age-toned and have occasional offsetting from facing pages. Front inner hinge is split but binding is still holding. A few splits are along the fold lines of both the map and facsimile letter. A Very Good copy. A gripping, first-person account of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition (c. 1886-1889). Written by Arthur Jephson (1859-1908), an English merchant and army officer who accompanied Henry M. Stanley (1841-1904) on his infamous expedition. Emin Pasha (1840-1892) was an Ottoman physician and naturalist of German-Jewish descent. While he began his career as a doctor and naturalist, he later became the governor of Equatoria, an Egyptian province on the upper Nile. As noted by its name, the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition was purportedly undertaken to rescue Emin after Muhammad Ahmed and his forces had surrounded Equatoria. Stanley, who led the expedition, insisted it was strictly a relief or rescue mission, but the events that unfolded showed that Stanley, as well as other party members, also viewed the expedition as a way to annex African territories. The expedition was initially praised for its ambition, but it soon became mired in infamy and notoriety when news broke out of the numerous deaths resulting from it (only about one-third of the party made it back). Further complicating the expedition was that Emin, when he was finally found, did not initially want to leave. Emin was eventually convinced to leave for the coast in 1888. This account was written from a point of view that has mixed feelings about Emin and his actions. Jephson also writes about other parts of the expedition such as the party's interactions with local people, the natural scenery, the hardships the expedition faced, and the many brutal conflicts and atrocities he witnessed. Chapter titles are as follows: "Start to Find Emin," "Meeting of Stanley and Emin--Plans Discussed," "From Wadelai to Dufile," "Trouble Impending," "The Bari Tribe," "Beginning of the Rebellion," "Our Imprisonment at Dufile," "Steamer Journey with Rebels," "The Rebel Council," "Arrival of the Mahdi's Forces," "Prisoners on Parole," "Flight from Wadelai," "Susspense at Tunguru," "News of Stanley at Last," "Start to Join Stanley," "Emin's Relief," and "Conclusion" [Jephson summarizes the character of Emin and relays other parts of the expedition such as the mistreatment of women and Zanzibari refugees by some of the party and the near-fatal fall Emin took from a two-story building after becoming inebriated at a celebratory event in Bagamoyo].. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover

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