Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1890-08-16
II. Nj. Staniey's New Book The Facts
About 1t.

There have been many statements made, in
the advertising columns of the newspapers. re-
garding the forthcoming Stanley book, which.
if not actual falsehoods, are fully as misleading
as though they were.
Genuine New Stanley Book, '"Stanley's Own
Book" Compiled from stanleys own Writ
ings, "The only true and authentic account"
"Only Reliable" etc, etc, are few of the
terms used in manner calculated to deceive
the public by certain Houses, whose standing in
the commercial world ought toplace them above
suspicion of ever attempting anything so dis
reputable.
Genuine in what? In that they are made up
chiefly from old books of travel, including ex-
tIacts from SANKEY'S former works. with brief
mention of few incidents connected with his
last and most important expedition for the res
cue of Emin Pasha culled from newspaper re-
ports. and drawn out by the vivid imagination
OF unauthorized compilers. False in that they
are issued without the knowledge or consent of
the great Explorer. Unreliable, because they
are issued before Stanley has written his own
book, misleading by reason that thew are not as
represented. and do not contain any part of the
matter which will appear in the book shortly to
be issued from the pen of H. NJ Stanley himsef
Now, the facts are these: In December, 1882
Stan ley emerged from the African wilds. In
January, 1890. the newspapers announced that
Stanley had arranged with Messrs. Sampson
Low & Co of London, for the publication of his
book in the English language. About Feb. 9Th,
| 1890, Messrs. Low & Co.. arranged with Chas
! Scrbner's Sons of New York. for the American
edition, and on March 10th, 1890, Messrs. Scrib-
ner awarded the Pacific Coast agency to A. l..
Bancroft d Co., OF 1872 Post st, san
Francisco.
The title OF the book Is I'm Darkest
Africa, or The Quest Rescue and Re-
treat OF Emin- and will consist of two oc
tavo volumes, Of about 500 pages each, with 16
maps and 1872 illustrations from sketches and
photographs furnished by Stanley and the
complete work will be issued in June this year.
We understand and believe it to be correct,
that Stanley has written agreements with all
those who accompanied him on his expedition
not to write any accout of it for publication, re-
serving that right entirely to himself. The facts
as they have thus far transpired would indicate
that this is the case.
Those who have been induced by misrepre-
sentation to subscribe to any of the so-called
Stanley books, will not receive any accurate or
relia BILE account of the last Stanley expedition,
because our authorized agents did not begin to
take orders for the real book until after April
LIST. 1t may be that subscribers can be held to
their contract, obtained by Misrepresentation
and fraud. but we think not. and in self pro-
lection should neither receive nor pay for such
Those who desire to subscribe and obtain
Stanley's own account of his last expedition for
the rescue of Emin Pasha would do well to be
careful to see that the title page of the canvass
ing book bears the name of CHARLES
SCRIBNER'S SONS, and that the agent
possesses certificate bearing the name of A.
l. Bancroft q Co.
Canyassing material Is now ready, and we
wish reliable agents everywhere on the Pacific
Coast to whom exclusive territory viii be given.
We are now prepared to receive applications for
agencies, and teri itory will be allotted as rapid
ly as we can satisfy ourselves concerning the
ability character, earnestness. energy and re-
liability of the applicant.
A II. BANCROFT 4 co.
1872 Post Street, San Francisco.