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	CASTEL-BOLOGNESI, ANGELO. ILLUS. KARL GIRARDET. "Voyages au Fleuve des Gazelles, 1856-1857," from Le Tour. du Monde Nouveau Journal des Voyages. 1862. V. Premier Semestre. Paris: Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1862. [385]-397 pp. 4to. Removed. First edition. Illus. with 6 b/w steel engravings and 1 b/w map. A very good copy, scattered foxing. Â ¶ Plate on page 396 illustrates stools, headgear, shields, spears, bows and arrows, pots, baskets, calabashes, mortars, pipes, and drums from the Bahr al Ghazal, Sudan. "Castel-Bolognesi describes his departure from Khartoum, his descent of the Blue Nile and arrival at Mandjara, where the two rivers merge to become the Nile. The author speaks about his trip from Khartoum to the interior of Bahr al Ghazal. During his journey, he passed through the villages of the Reeks and the Awan (Dinka) peoples. The Djour tribe is among the most important who live inside Bahr al Ghazal. The Djour (Jur or Jo Luo) and the DÃ´or (Dor) are constantly fighting. The country of the DÃ´or is rich in ivory, iron and red copper mostly near Hofrat-el-Nahas. The author met the Gnamgnam (Niam-Niam or Zande), whom Brun-Rollet thought were cannibals and had tails. He describes the DÃ´or customs and his meeting with people who were black slavers. He relates his trip through Khartoum to reach Cairo, to sell Mr. John Petherick's (the British consul) ivory. After crossing the canal where the Nouers (Nuer)-Chikena live, the group was attacked during the night by hippopotamus, had a skirmish with the natives, and finally arrived at Khartoum." OCLC show only a single copy at the Smithsonian. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 28970 Click here to order or inquire at Kaaterskill Books.
	HOTTEN, JAMES CAMDEN, ED. Abyssinia and its People; or, Life in the Land of Prester John....With a New Map; and Eight Coloured Illustrations by MM. Vignaud and Barrat. London: James Camden Hotten, 1868. vi, 384, adv [8] pp. 8vo. Original marbled blue cloth stamped in blind on boards and gilt on spine, colored endpapers (hardback). First edition. Illus. with color plates, 1 folding map, and 1 in-text drawing. Wear at the spine ends with a few small tears and chips, some tears at the lower front joint and the upper rear joint, corners bumped and worn with some loss on the rear, rear board with a small crack, top edge foxed, owner's signature on first blank, soiling on title page, bookseller's blind stamp on free endpaper, tears to a few folds on the map, leaves clean, plates bright and unmarked, binding solid. A good+ or better copy Â ¶ Advert. tipped in. Written at the height of the concern over the British captives in Abyssinia who were freed from King Theodore by British troops in the year of publication of this volume. Includes: I. The country as seen by early and recent travelers; II. Consul Plowden's description of Abyssinia, 1852-5; III. The story of the British captives in Abyssinia. 1863-4 / by the Rev. Geo. Percy Badger. Continuation ... November, 1864, to July, 1867 / by the editor; IV. Suggestions for an expedition, with routes; V. Bibliography of all the known works relating to Abyssinia. Vignaud's illustrations were drawn those in Thophile Lefebvre's Voyage en Abyssinie execute pendant les annees 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843. Scarce. USD 375.00 [Appr.: EURO 250.25 \| £UK 225.5 \| JP¥ 33097] Book number: 28557 Click here to order or inquire at Kaaterskill Books.
	LIVINGSTONE, DAVID AND CHARLES. "Le Zambese et ses Affluents (1858-1864)" [with] "L'Afrique Australe, Premiers voyages du Docteur Livingstone (1840-1856)" from Le Tour du Monde. Nouveau Journal des Voyages. 1866. XIII. Paris: Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1866. [113]-176 pp.; [33]-64 pp. 4to. Removed. First edition. Illus. with 54 steel engravings and 4 maps. Scatterd foxing, faint dampstain to upper margin not affecting text or images, overall very good copy removed from a larger volume. Â ¶ Articles nos. 316-317, 321-324. The "Zambese" was published by Hachette in 1866 while "L'Afrique" originally appeared in 1859. Excellent engravings. USD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.5 \| £UK 30.25 \| JP¥ 4413] Book number: 28935 Click here to order or inquire at Kaaterskill Books.
	SAINT-MARTIN, VIVIEN DE. "L'Annee Geographique, 1866 Premier Semestre," from Le Tour du Monde. Nouveau Journal des Voyages. 1866. XIII. Paris: Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1862. [417]- 424 pp. 4to. Removed. First edition. Removed from a larger volume else a very good copy, scattered foxing with owner's stamp on last page. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 883] Book number: 28986 Click here to order or inquire at Kaaterskill Books.

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	CASTEL-BOLOGNESI, ANGELO. ILLUS. KARL GIRARDET. "Voyages au Fleuve des Gazelles, 1856-1857," from Le Tour. du Monde Nouveau Journal des Voyages. 1862. V. Premier Semestre. Paris: Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1862. [385]-397 pp. 4to. Removed. First edition. Illus. with 6 b/w steel engravings and 1 b/w map. A very good copy, scattered foxing. Â ¶ Plate on page 396 illustrates stools, headgear, shields, spears, bows and arrows, pots, baskets, calabashes, mortars, pipes, and drums from the Bahr al Ghazal, Sudan. "Castel-Bolognesi describes his departure from Khartoum, his descent of the Blue Nile and arrival at Mandjara, where the two rivers merge to become the Nile. The author speaks about his trip from Khartoum to the interior of Bahr al Ghazal. During his journey, he passed through the villages of the Reeks and the Awan (Dinka) peoples. The Djour tribe is among the most important who live inside Bahr al Ghazal. The Djour (Jur or Jo Luo) and the DÃ´or (Dor) are constantly fighting. The country of the DÃ´or is rich in ivory, iron and red copper mostly near Hofrat-el-Nahas. The author met the Gnamgnam (Niam-Niam or Zande), whom Brun-Rollet thought were cannibals and had tails. He describes the DÃ´or customs and his meeting with people who were black slavers. He relates his trip through Khartoum to reach Cairo, to sell Mr. John Petherick's (the British consul) ivory. After crossing the canal where the Nouers (Nuer)-Chikena live, the group was attacked during the night by hippopotamus, had a skirmish with the natives, and finally arrived at Khartoum." OCLC show only a single copy at the Smithsonian. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 28970 Click here to order or inquire at Kaaterskill Books.
	HOTTEN, JAMES CAMDEN, ED. Abyssinia and its People; or, Life in the Land of Prester John....With a New Map; and Eight Coloured Illustrations by MM. Vignaud and Barrat. London: James Camden Hotten, 1868. vi, 384, adv [8] pp. 8vo. Original marbled blue cloth stamped in blind on boards and gilt on spine, colored endpapers (hardback). First edition. Illus. with color plates, 1 folding map, and 1 in-text drawing. Wear at the spine ends with a few small tears and chips, some tears at the lower front joint and the upper rear joint, corners bumped and worn with some loss on the rear, rear board with a small crack, top edge foxed, owner's signature on first blank, soiling on title page, bookseller's blind stamp on free endpaper, tears to a few folds on the map, leaves clean, plates bright and unmarked, binding solid. A good+ or better copy Â ¶ Advert. tipped in. Written at the height of the concern over the British captives in Abyssinia who were freed from King Theodore by British troops in the year of publication of this volume. Includes: I. The country as seen by early and recent travelers; II. Consul Plowden's description of Abyssinia, 1852-5; III. The story of the British captives in Abyssinia. 1863-4 / by the Rev. Geo. Percy Badger. Continuation ... November, 1864, to July, 1867 / by the editor; IV. Suggestions for an expedition, with routes; V. Bibliography of all the known works relating to Abyssinia. Vignaud's illustrations were drawn those in Thophile Lefebvre's Voyage en Abyssinie execute pendant les annees 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843. Scarce. USD 375.00 [Appr.: EURO 250.25 \| £UK 225.5 \| JP¥ 33097] Book number: 28557 Click here to order or inquire at Kaaterskill Books.
	LIVINGSTONE, DAVID AND CHARLES. "Le Zambese et ses Affluents (1858-1864)" [with] "L'Afrique Australe, Premiers voyages du Docteur Livingstone (1840-1856)" from Le Tour du Monde. Nouveau Journal des Voyages. 1866. XIII. Paris: Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1866. [113]-176 pp.; [33]-64 pp. 4to. Removed. First edition. Illus. with 54 steel engravings and 4 maps. Scatterd foxing, faint dampstain to upper margin not affecting text or images, overall very good copy removed from a larger volume. Â ¶ Articles nos. 316-317, 321-324. The "Zambese" was published by Hachette in 1866 while "L'Afrique" originally appeared in 1859. Excellent engravings. USD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.5 \| £UK 30.25 \| JP¥ 4413] Book number: 28935 Click here to order or inquire at Kaaterskill Books.
	SAINT-MARTIN, VIVIEN DE. "L'Annee Geographique, 1866 Premier Semestre," from Le Tour du Monde. Nouveau Journal des Voyages. 1866. XIII. Paris: Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1862. [417]- 424 pp. 4to. Removed. First edition. Removed from a larger volume else a very good copy, scattered foxing with owner's stamp on last page. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 883] Book number: 28986 Click here to order or inquire at Kaaterskill Books.