[Africa] Stanley, Sir Henry Morton. The American Testimonial Banquet to Henry M. Stanley

in recognition of his Heroic Achievements in the cause of Humanity, Science and Civilization. Portman Rooms, London, May 30th 1890. Engr. calligraphic title and 10 other lvs of grey-blue paper mounted recto and verso on 6 lvs of thick white card. 7 photographs, 5 being portraits, mounted one to a leaf, of Stanley (by John Fergus), W.G. Stairs, Thomas Heazle Parke, Robert Henry Nelson, and A.J. Mounteney-Jephson (by Henry van de Weyde), all members of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition. Each portrait has a facsimile signature and biography beneath. Orig. embossed calf, front cover w. shield of the United States emblazoned 'Stanley' and surmounted by the American eagle, gilt edges. 8vo.

Cover is slightly worn with an old restoration to the spine, pages show occasional foxing. *The Emin Pasha Relief Expedition (1887-1889) was among the last major European explorations into the African interior in the 19th century. Led by Henry Morton Stanley, its main goal was to aid Emin Pasha, the Egyptian governor of Equatoria - now a region of modern-day South Sudan - who was under siege by Mahdist forces.