* [AFRICA]. A group of 5 works, comprising:
CHAILLÉ-LONG, Charles (1842-1917). Central Africa: Naked Truths of Naked People... London: Sampson Low, Marston, et al., 1876. 8vo. Portrait frontispiece, folding route map outlined in color, numerous wood-engraved plates and numerous in-text engraved illustrations. -- SERPA PINTO, Alexandre Alberto da Rocha de (1846-1900). How I Crossed Africa: from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean. London: Sampson Low, 1881. 2 volumes, 8vo. Numerous route maps (one folding in rear cover pocket), 24 wood-engraved plates, numerous in-text engravings, 3 facsimiles on 2 sheets. -- KERR, Walter Montagu (1814-1888). The Far Interior: A Narrative of Travel and Adventure from the Cape of Good Hope across the Zambesi to the Lake Regions of Central Africa. London: Sampson Low, 1886. 2 volumes, 8vo. Photographic frontispiece portrait in vol. I, large folding route map, 21 wood-engraved plates, numerous in-text wood-engravings. -- SMITH, Arthur Donaldson (1866-1939). Through Unknown African Countries. The First Expedition from Somaliland to Lake Rudolf. New York and London: Edward Arnold, 1897. 8vo.Frontispiece portrait, numerous illustrations, 6 folding route maps. -- KINGSLEY, Mary H. (1862-1900). Travels in West Africa. Congo Francaise, Corisco and Cameroons. London: Macmillan & Co., 1897. 8vo. Numerous plates and in-text illustrations. -- Together, 5 works in 7 volumes, all FIRST EDITION, all in original publisher's bindings, condition generally good.
Estimate $500-700