NMLP P-036076 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-09
In Darkest Africa
Henry M. Stanley · Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington (London) · 1890
The London Sampson Low octavo edition of 1890 is the true first (trade) edition; Sampson Low and Scribner's each also issued a parallel signed 250-copy large-paper deluxe edition that same year, and the Scribner's American deluxe issue used sheets printed from the same setting as the English edition.
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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-036076 for "In Darkest Africa" by Henry M. Stanley (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-036076, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).