![[AFRICA]. ANDERSSON, Charles John. The Okavango River. New York, 1861. -- DU CHAILLU, PAUL B. A Journey to Ashango-Land. New York, 1874. -- ELLIS, Rev. William. Three Visits to Madagascar. New York, 1859. -- LIVINGSTONE, David. Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa. New York, 1858. -- LIVINGSTONE, David and CHARLES. Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and its Tributaries. London, 1866. -- SCHWEINFURTH, Dr. Georg. The Heart of Africa. New York, 1874. 2 vols. -- SPEKE, John Hanning. Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile. New York, 1864.](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2003/NYR/2003_NYR_01319_0775_000(055001).jpg?w=1)
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[AFRICA]. ANDERSSON, Charles John. The Okavango River. New York, 1861. -- DU CHAILLU, PAUL B. A Journey to Ashango-Land. New York, 1874. -- ELLIS, Rev. William. Three Visits to Madagascar. New York, 1859. -- LIVINGSTONE, David. Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa. New York, 1858. -- LIVINGSTONE, David and CHARLES. Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and its Tributaries. London, 1866. -- SCHWEINFURTH, Dr. Georg. The Heart of Africa. New York, 1874. 2 vols. -- SPEKE, John Hanning. Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile. New York, 1864.
Together seven works in 8 vols., 8o. Uniformly bound in red half morocco spines, decorated with gilt sable antelope head and tribal sculpture devices from the Aitken Collection (some joints a little worn). Seven works with full or partial original cloth covers bound in rear; each volume illustrated with plates (some with maps). (8)
Together seven works in 8 vols., 8
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Also included in the lot are: BASDEN, G.T. Among the Ibos of Nigeria. Philadelphia, 1921. -- DRACOPOLI, I. N. Through Jubaland to the Lorian Swamp. Philadelphia, 1914. -- HODSON, ARNOLD W. T. rekking the Great Thirst. London, 1912. -- JOHNSTON, H.H. The Kilima-njaro Expedition. London, 1886. -- PETERS, Dr. CARL. The Eldorado of the Ancients. New York, 1902. -- STIGAND, Capt. C.H. To Abyssinia through an Unknown Land. Philadelphia, 1912. -- THOMSON, JOSEPH. Through Masai Land... second edition. London, 1885. -- WEEKS, JOHN H. Among the Primitive Bakongo. London, 1914. Together 8 vols., uniformly bound in brown half morocco, spines, decorated with gilt sable antelope head and tribal sculpture devices (from the Aitken Collection). Seven volumes with all or partial original cloth covers bound in at rear; each volume with plates (some with maps). The total count for the lot is 16.