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Doctor Carl PETERS / A.-J. MOUNTENEY JEPHSON - Set of 2 books about Emin Pasha. - Doctor Carl PETERS - To the rescue of Emin Pasha. 1889-1890. Work translated from German with the authorization of the author by J. Gourdault. Paris, Hachette, 1895. In-4, 285 x 190 mm, [4], 356, [2] pp. burgundy half-chagrin, gilt head (stains and small paper losses on the first cover). First edition of the French translation. A map of the itinerary of Carl Peters' expedition, in the text and 12 full-page illustrations included in the pagination. Numerous freckles. - A.-J. MOUNTENEY JEPHSON - Emin Pasha and the Rebellion in Ecuador. Nine months of adventures in the most remote Sudanese provinces. With the revision and collaboration of H. M. Stanley. Paris, Hachette, 1891. Large in-8, 250 x 180 mm, [4], 352 pp. Red half-chagrin with corners, five-ribbed spine, gilt head (some soiling). Illustrated with 47 engravings in the text or on full page including 1 plan included in the pagination, 1 folding map of the province of Emin-Pasha and 1 folding facsimile. Pale margins of the volume are faded, scattered brownings or foxing.