[Afrique] - Set of three books. 1 - Bastard, (George) - Le général Mellinet en Afrique, 1798 à 1843. Paris, Flammarion, s.d. (1903) In-8° half chagrin, 569 pp. Followed by index, 12 plates hors texte. Good condition. 2 - L'esclavage en Afrique, by a former diplomat. Paris Letouzey et Ané 1890. In-8° full blue cloth, vi, 518 pp. Illustrated with a double-page map. Testimonies of great explorers on slavery in Africa: torture inflicted on captives, anthropophagy, portraits of native slave traders, description of slave markets. Good condition. 3 - Deléage, (Paul) - Trois mois chez les Zoulous et les derniers jours du Prince impérial. Paris, Dentu 1880. In-12° half green cloth, 370 pp. 6 plates out of text. Good condition.

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