Four Books on Senegal, including books by: J. Ancelle. [and:] Le Général Faidherbe. [and:] Le Colonel H. Frey. [... (Total: 4 Items)
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Four Books on Senegal, including books by: J. Ancelle. [and:] Le Général Faidherbe. [and:] Le Colonel H. Frey. [and:] Paul Gaffarel. All volumes in French. Bookplates. All in very good condition. From the Professor John Ralph Willis Collection of Rare Africana.More Information:
This lot contains: J. Ancelle. Les Explorations au Sénégal et dans les Contrées Voisines. Paris: Maisonneuve Fères et Ch. Leclerc, 1886. Octavo. xl, 444 pages. Errata sheet. Folding map. Morocco over marbled boards. Marbled endpapers. Corners bumped. Binding rubbed. [and:] Le Général Faidherbe. Le Sénégal, La France, Dans L'Afrique Occidentale. Paris: Librairie Hachette, 1889. Octavo. 501 pages. Map. Illustrations. Half morocco over marbled boards. Raised bands, gilt lettering and designs to spine. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. Broken hinges. Bumped corners, rubbed binding. [and:] Le Colonel H. Frey. Campagne Dans Le Haut Sénégal et dans le Haut Niger (1885-1886). Paris: Librairie Plon, 1888. Octavo. 503 pages. Folding maps. Cloth of marbled boards. Spotting to edges. [and:] Paul Gaffarel. Le Sénégal et le Soudan Français. Paris: Librairie Ch. Delagrave, n.d. [circa 1890]. Octavo. 237 pages. Map. Illustrations. Quarter morocco over textured cloth boards. Gilt designs and lettering to spine and top board. All edges gilt. Binding slightly cocked. Pages tones.
All volumes in French. Bookplates. All in very good condition.
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