[AFRICA]. Set of 12 books devoted in whole or in part to Africa or its regions. Includes: - COCHELET (Charles). Narrative of the Shipwreck of the Sophia, on the 30th of may, 1819, on the western coast of Africa, and of the captivity of a part of the crew in the desert Sahara. With engravings. London: Richard Philips and co, 1822. - In-8, dark blue cloth boards, smooth spine, untrimmed (later English binding). First English edition, illustrated with a folding map and 5 plates. A good copy, despite some foxing. Provenance: William Kissam Vanderbilt (1849-1920), with bookplate, American businessman and horse breeder. - GANDON (Antoine). Souvenirs intimes d'un vieux chasseur d'Afrique collected by Antoine Gandon. With a preface by Paul d'Ivoi. Illustrations by Worms, engravings by Polac. Paris : E. Dentu, 1861. - In-12, violet half-percaline, smooth spine, speckled edges (period binding). Fourth edition. Autograph letter signed by Gandon on the false title, addressed to Pierre Nadaud. Spine faded. Scattered foxing. - SPEKE (John Hanning). The Sources of the Nile. Journal de voyage. Translated from the English, with the author's permission, by E. D. Forgues. Maps and engravings after drawings by Captain J. A. Grant. Paris: Librairie de L. Hachette et cie, 1864. - In-8, publisher's brown half-chagrin. Some wear and tear. Scattered foxing, light wetness on the edges of a few leaves. - FROMENTIN (Eugène). Un été dans le Sahara. Paris : Alphonse Lemerre, 1874. - In-8, dark blue half-chagrin with corners, gilt fillets, ornate spine, gilt head (period binding). Second edition. Copy of the current edition. Some rubbing. Scattered foxing, two leaves partly unbound. - BAKER (Samuel White). Ismailïa account of an expedition to Central Africa for the abolition of the slave trade. Translated from English with the author's permission by Hippolyte Vattemare and containing 56 engravings and 2 maps. Paris: Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1875. - In-8, publisher's red half-chagrin. Complete with the two maps, the fold-out map is unbound and has restored tears. Scattered foxing. - BEAUVOIR (Comte de). Voyage autour du monde. Australia, Java, Siam, Canton, Peking, Yeddo, San Francisco. Paris: E. Plon et Cie, 1875. - In-8, publisher's red half-chagrin. Some wear - STANLEY (Henri M.). How I found Livingstone. Travels, adventures and discoveries in central Africa. Translated from English with the author's permission by Mme H. Loreau. Containing 60 engravings and 6 maps. Second edition. Paris: Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1876. - In-8, publisher's red half-chagrin. Some wear to spine. Some foxing. - LIVINGSTONE (David). Explorations in the interior of Southern Africa and voyages across the continent from St. Paul de Loanda to the mouth of the Zambezi from 1840 to 1856. Translated from English with the author's permission by Mme H. Loreau. Paris: Hachette et Cie, 1877. - In-8, publisher's red half-chagrin, signed Charles Magnier. New edition, lavishly illustrated. Tears to inner margin of title. Last folding map restored. - CAMERON (Verney Lovett). Through Africa. Journey from Zanibar to Benguela. Translated from English with the author's permission by Mme H. Loreau and containing 139 woodcuts, 1 map and 4 facsimiles. Paris: Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1881. - In-8, publisher's dark brown half-chagrin (Ch. Magnier). Some minor wear. - TISSOT (Victor) - AMÉRO (Constant). Les Contrées mystérieuses et les peuples inconnus. Illustrated with 6 large maps and 277 engravings in the text, including 54 large plates. Paris: Librairie de Firmin-Didot et Cie, 1884. - In-8, publisher's red half-chagrin. The fifth part of the book concerns Africa. Some wear, corners dulled. - DYBOWSKI (Jean). La Route du Tchad. Du Loango au Chari. Illustrated with 136 unpublished drawings by Mme Paule Crampel, MM. E. Loëvy, Montader, Clément and Bineteau based on photographs, drawings, watercolors by the author, and documents brought back by him. Paris: Librairie de Firmin-Didot et Cie, 1893. - In-8, publisher's red half-chagrin. Pricey copy. Restoration to head cover. - BARNS (Alexander). The Wonderland of the eastern Congo. The Region of the Snow-Crowned Volcanoes the Pygmies the Giant Gorilla and the Okapi. With an Introduction by Sir H. H. Johnston. London, New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, [1922]. - In-8, publisher's illustrated boards First edition illustrated with numerous out-of-text photographs.