35 - [Africa] Set of 2 volumes, large 8vo, in period half-shagreen, with decorated ribbed spine, all edges gilt:

[Africa] Set of 2 volumes, large 8vo, in period half-shagreen, with decorated ribbed spine, all edges gilt: 1/ LIVINGSTONE (David). Explorations in the Interior of Southern Africa and Journeys Across the Continent from São Paulo de Loanda to the Mouth of the Zambezi from 1840 to 1856. Paris, Hachette, 1873. (3) leaves, 687 pp. Corner wear on the title page and first leaf, scattered foxing. A few leaves slightly loose. French first edition in one volume of the translation of *Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa* (1857), a major work by the Scottish explorer and missionary David Livingstone (1813–1873) 2/ CAMERON (V.L.). Across Africa: A Journey from Zanzibar to Benguela. Translated from the English by H. Loreau. Paris, Hachette, 1878. (4) ff., 559 pp. Scattered foxing. French first edition of the translation of the work originally published in English in 1877. Verney Lovett Cameron (1844–1894), a British officer, was the first European explorer to cross Africa from east to west, from the coast of Zanzibar (Indian Ocean) to Benguela (Atlantic Ocean). His account describes the regions he traversed, the peoples he encountered, and the difficulties of crossing Lakes Tanganyika and Bangweulu. 139 woodcuts and 4 facsimiles. Map missing.