South of the Moon book cover by Blaine Littell, featuring a dark background with large beige title text and green subtitle text.
A photographed book page showing printed text on aged beige paper, likely a copyright or title page from a book.
A handwritten letter on a beige card or envelope, written in blue ink, addressed to 'J.D.
South of the Moon: On Stanley's Trail through the Dark Continent
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South of the Moon book cover by Blaine Littell, featuring a dark background with large beige title text and green subtitle text.A photographed book page showing printed text on aged beige paper, likely a copyright or title page from a book.A handwritten letter on a beige card or envelope, written in blue ink, addressed to 'J.D.South of the Moon: On Stanley's Trail through the Dark Continent

South of the Moon: On Stanley's Trail through the Dark Continent

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Author: Blaine Littell
Title: South of the Moon: On Stanley’s Trail through the Dark Continent
Publisher: Harper & Row
Place: New York
Year: 1966
Edition: First edition, stated
Format: Hardcover with dust jacket
Page Count: 300
Illustrations: Black-and-white photographs and map
Condition: Near Fine. Dust jacket protected in a Brodart cover.
Provenance: From the estate of Doane Perry. Personal gift inscription addressed to “T.D.” and signed “Mike.”

In 1964–65, American journalist Blaine Littell set out to retrace Henry Morton Stanley’s nineteenth-century journey across Africa. His route took him through Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, and the Congo, encountering nations navigating the early years of independence.

Stanley’s writings provide a historical counterpoint to Littell’s observations of daily life, political change, and the people he meets along the way. The result combines travel narrative with reporting from a consequential moment in East and Central African history.

This first edition comes from Doane Perry’s estate. A personal inscription addressed to him as “T.D.” connects the book’s subject directly to his own travels. Signed “Mike,” it expresses the hope that Africa will hold a growing fascination for him and that they might someday see it together.