Three Books on the Sudan, including: Joseph Gallieni. Voyage au Soudan Français. 1885. [and:] Joseph Gallieni.... (Total: 3 Items)
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Three Books on the Sudan, including: Joseph Gallieni. Voyage au Soudan Français. 1885. [and:] Joseph Gallieni. Deux Campagners au Soudan Français. 1891. [and:] Le Comte d'Escayrac de Lauture. Le Désert Le Soudan. 1853. All in French; all very good. From the Professor John Ralph Willis Collection of Rare Africana.More Information:
This lot contains: Joseph Gallieni. Voyage au Soudan Français (Haut-Niger et Pays de Ségou) 1879-1881. Paris: Librairie Hachette, 1885. Quarto. 632 pages. Frontispiece. Folding maps. Plates. Quarter morocco over cloth. Raised bands. Gilt lettering and designs to the spine. All edges gilt. Corners bumped. Some rubbing. Front joint splitting two inches down from top. [and:] Joseph Gallieni. Deux Campagners au Soudan Français 1886-1888. Paris: Librairie Hachette, 1891. Quarto. 638 pages. Frontispiece. Map. Illustrations. Broken hinges. Corners bumped. Foot and head of spine torn. [and:] Le Comte d'Escayrac de Lauture. Le Désert Le Soudan. Paris: Librairie de J. Dumaine, 1853. Quarto. xvi, 628 pages. Map. Plates. Original printed wraps. Some chipping to wrappers and title label. Some signatures loose.
All books in French. Bookplates to all volumes. All in very good condition.
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