Churchill (Sir Winston Spencer) The River War: an Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan, 2 vol., first edition, half-title in vol.2, 6 photogravure portraits only (of 7), 24 maps, most folding, illustrations, vol.1 with half-title but lacking frontispiece portrait and title, map at p.146 in vol.1 torn and crudely repaired with sticky tape (stained), map at p.80 in vol.2 defective, library morocco-backed cloth, 1899 § Werner (J.R.) A Visit to Stanley's Rear-Guard...with an account of river-life on the Congo, first edition, portrait frontispiece and 17 plates and plans, folding colour map at end, also 47pp. publishers' catalogue, hinges weak, original green cloth with title 'River-Life on the Congo' on spine (?a later binding), Edinburgh & London, 1889 § François Le Vaillant: Traveller in South Africa and his collection of 165 water-colour paintings, 2 vol., limited edition, folding maps, colour plates, original cloth, Cape Town, 1973, ex-library copies with stamps and labels, some light soiling and staining, all rubbed, 8vo & 4to; sold not subject to return (5)