ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS - HUNTING BOOKS - MODERN ILLUSTRATED BOOKS

ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS - HUNTING BOOKS - MODERN ILLUSTRATED BOOKS

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1- [ALGERIE] - FENECH (E.-V.). Tales and hunts of Algeria. Philippeville, Typographie L. Denis aîné, 1867, in-8, red half-chagrin with corners, spine ribbed, gilt head, printed cover preserved (Thierry succr. de Petit-Simier).

Unique and extremely rare edition.
Tailliart, 709. Thiébaud, 388. A fine copy.
Bookplate of historian Léon Duchesne de La Sicotière (1812-1895).

1 - 1- [ALGERIE] - FENECH (E.-V.). Tales and hunts of Algeria. Philippeville, Typographie L. Denis aîné, 1867, in-8, red half-chagrin with corners, spine ribbed, gilt head, printed cover preserved (Thierry succr. de Petit-Simier). Unique and extremely rare edition. Tailliart, 709. Thiébaud, 388. A fine copy. Bookplate of historian Léon Duchesne de La Sicotière (1812-1895).

300 € - 400 €

2- [ALGERIA]. BECHADE (Henri). Hunting in Algeria. Paris, Michel Lévy frères, 1860, in-12, red half-chagrin, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets (slightly later binding). Some foxing. Collection (Collection Michel Lévy).

First edition.
Thiébaud, 62. Tailliart, 707bis.

2 - 2- [ALGERIA]. BECHADE (Henri). Hunting in Algeria. Paris, Michel Lévy frères, 1860, in-12, red half-chagrin, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets (slightly later binding). Some foxing. Collection (Collection Michel Lévy). First edition. Thiébaud, 62. Tailliart, 707bis.

100 € - 120 €

3- [ALGERIA]. GASTINEAU (Benjamin). Lion and panther hunts in Africa. Illustrated with seventeen drawings by Gustave Doré. Paris, Louis Hachette, 1863, in-8, with 17 compositions in the text, green half-chagrin, spine ribbed and decorated with cold filets, single cold filet on the boards, speckled edges (period binding). Corners bumped, brown spots.

First edition. The Proudhonian journalist Benjamin Gastineau (1823-1904) had first-hand experience of Algeria after Louis-Napoléon's coup d'état

3 - 3- [ALGERIA]. GASTINEAU (Benjamin). Lion and panther hunts in Africa. Illustrated with seventeen drawings by Gustave Doré. Paris, Louis Hachette, 1863, in-8, with 17 compositions in the text, green half-chagrin, spine ribbed and decorated with cold filets, single cold filet on the boards, speckled edges (period binding). Corners bumped, brown spots. First edition. The Proudhonian journalist Benjamin Gastineau (1823-1904) had first-hand experience of Algeria after Louis-Napoléon's coup d'état

150 € - 200 €

4- [ALGERIA]. MARGUERITTE (Auguste). Hunting in Algeria. Alger, Typographie Bastide, 1869, in-8, music notated in the text, half-basin, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets (period binding). Spine faded.

Uncommon first edition.
Thiébaud, 633; Tailliart, 710bis.
Autograph letter from the author to Captain de Sesmaisons, who has had his R. S. on the tail of the spine. This is probably Claude-Marie-Rogatien de Sesmaisons (1835-1920), marquis, division general, general councillor of Loire-In

4 - 4- [ALGERIA]. MARGUERITTE (Auguste). Hunting in Algeria. Alger, Typographie Bastide, 1869, in-8, music notated in the text, half-basin, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets (period binding). Spine faded. Uncommon first edition. Thiébaud, 633; Tailliart, 710bis. Autograph letter from the author to Captain de Sesmaisons, who has had his R. S. on the tail of the spine. This is probably Claude-Marie-Rogatien de Sesmaisons (1835-1920), marquis, division general, general councillor of Loire-In

150 € - 200 €

5- AMEZEUIL (Charles-Paul Aclocque, known as C. d'). The eccentric hunters. Souvenirs de chasse. Paris, E. Dentu, 1875, in-12, havana half-chagrin, ribbed spine decorated with gilt dots and boxes, with dog and bird irons, green vellum corners, illustrated cover (period binding). Rousseurs. {228164}

First edition.
C. d'Amezeuil is the pen name of Jacques-Charles-Paul Aclocque (1832-1898), who held the exciting position of office manager at Crédit Foncier, but preferred to write novels about Bri

5 - 5- AMEZEUIL (Charles-Paul Aclocque, known as C. d'). The eccentric hunters. Souvenirs de chasse. Paris, E. Dentu, 1875, in-12, havana half-chagrin, ribbed spine decorated with gilt dots and boxes, with dog and bird irons, green vellum corners, illustrated cover (period binding). Rousseurs. {228164} First edition. C. d'Amezeuil is the pen name of Jacques-Charles-Paul Aclocque (1832-1898), who held the exciting position of office manager at Crédit Foncier, but preferred to write novels about Bri

150 € - 200 €

6- [BÉRAUD (Henry)]. La Chasse à la bécasse, by Tristan Audebert (Henry Béraud). Paris, Journal des éleveurs, s.d. (1888), in-8, with woodcut illustrations in the text, red half-chagrin, ribbed spine, gilt head (Ateliers Laurenchet).

Rare first edition.
Thiébaud, 68.

6 - 6- [BÉRAUD (Henry)]. La Chasse à la bécasse, by Tristan Audebert (Henry Béraud). Paris, Journal des éleveurs, s.d. (1888), in-8, with woodcut illustrations in the text, red half-chagrin, ribbed spine, gilt head (Ateliers Laurenchet). Rare first edition. Thiébaud, 68.

300 € - 400 €

7- BERTRAND (Léon). Au fond de mon carnier. Richard the wolf killer. - The two poachers. - Morgan the bloodhound. - A salmis of ducks. - A ghost story. - The eagles' nest. - The cemetery burrow. - A seal hunt. Paris, Louis Hachette [Imprimerie de Ch. Lahure], 1862, in-12, cherry half-chagrin, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets, (period binding). Rousseurs. Collection (Bibliothèque des chemins de fer).

Unique edition of this collection of short stories. The journalist Léon Bertrand (180

7 - 7- BERTRAND (Léon). Au fond de mon carnier. Richard the wolf killer. - The two poachers. - Morgan the bloodhound. - A salmis of ducks. - A ghost story. - The eagles' nest. - The cemetery burrow. - A seal hunt. Paris, Louis Hachette [Imprimerie de Ch. Lahure], 1862, in-12, cherry half-chagrin, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets, (period binding). Rousseurs. Collection (Bibliothèque des chemins de fer). Unique edition of this collection of short stories. The journalist Léon Bertrand (180

80 € - 100 €

8- BERTRAND (Léon). Hunting and hunters. With a preface by Jules Janin. Paris, E. Dentu, 1862, in-12, XI pp. with an illustration in the text (p. 46), green half-chagrin, ribbed spine decorated with gilt double coffers, cold framing on chagrined cloth covers (Petitbled Rouen).

Unique edition. The journalist Léon Bertrand (1804-1877) was the founder of the Journal des chasseurs in 1836.
Thiébaud, 72.
Ex-libris of Léopold Héron, d'Elbeuf.

8 - 8- BERTRAND (Léon). Hunting and hunters. With a preface by Jules Janin. Paris, E. Dentu, 1862, in-12, XI pp. with an illustration in the text (p. 46), green half-chagrin, ribbed spine decorated with gilt double coffers, cold framing on chagrined cloth covers (Petitbled Rouen). Unique edition. The journalist Léon Bertrand (1804-1877) was the founder of the Journal des chasseurs in 1836. Thiébaud, 72. Ex-libris of Léopold Héron, d'Elbeuf.

100 € - 120 €

9- BERTRAND (Léon). Tonton, tontaine, tonton. Preface by Alexandre Dumas. Drawings by Martinus. Paris, E. Dentu, 1864, in-12, with engravings in the text, red half-chagrin, ribbed spine decorated with gilt fillets, gilt head (Ateliers Laurenchet).

First edition. Copy on Hollande.
Thiébaud, 73 (does not mention large paper).
Handwritten bookplate of Paul Lesage, at Château des Arcis (Mayenne).

9 - 9- BERTRAND (Léon). Tonton, tontaine, tonton. Preface by Alexandre Dumas. Drawings by Martinus. Paris, E. Dentu, 1864, in-12, with engravings in the text, red half-chagrin, ribbed spine decorated with gilt fillets, gilt head (Ateliers Laurenchet). First edition. Copy on Hollande. Thiébaud, 73 (does not mention large paper). Handwritten bookplate of Paul Lesage, at Château des Arcis (Mayenne).

150 € - 200 €

10- BUCHOZ (Pierre Joseph). Safe and easy methods for destroying harmful animals, such as: bears, wild boars, wolves, foxes, otters, weasels, rabbits, dormice, rats, mice, shrews, moles and vipers. Second edition considerably enlarged, with a description of a general hunt used in northern Asia. Paris, chez l'auteur [Imprimerie de P. Fr. Gueffier], 1783, in-12, marbled fawn basane, ribbed spine with partitions and fleurons, title page, red edges (period binding).

The first edition appeared in

10 - 10- BUCHOZ (Pierre Joseph). Safe and easy methods for destroying harmful animals, such as: bears, wild boars, wolves, foxes, otters, weasels, rabbits, dormice, rats, mice, shrews, moles and vipers. Second edition considerably enlarged, with a description of a general hunt used in northern Asia. Paris, chez l'auteur [Imprimerie de P. Fr. Gueffier], 1783, in-12, marbled fawn basane, ribbed spine with partitions and fleurons, title page, red edges (period binding). The first edition appeared in

200 € - 300 €

11- [CAPITAINERIE DE HALATTE]. - Règlement général des chasses de la capitainerie royale d'Halatte, pour la conservation du gibier, la punition des délits, & le maintien de la police. March 13, 1786. Senlis, N. L. F. Des Rocques, 1786, in-12, printed on strong paper, fawn calf, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets, (period binding). Minor wear to covers and spines.

Very rare single edition printed on strong paper.
In 1554, Henri II created the Capitainerie d'Halatte, responsible for

11 - 11- [CAPITAINERIE DE HALATTE]. - Règlement général des chasses de la capitainerie royale d'Halatte, pour la conservation du gibier, la punition des délits, & le maintien de la police. March 13, 1786. Senlis, N. L. F. Des Rocques, 1786, in-12, printed on strong paper, fawn calf, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets, (period binding). Minor wear to covers and spines. Very rare single edition printed on strong paper. In 1554, Henri II created the Capitainerie d'Halatte, responsible for

400 € - 500 €

12- [CAPITAINERIE DE VINCENNES]. - Règlement général des chasses de Vincennes ; pour la conservation du gibier, la punition des délits, & le maintien de la police. Suivant les ordonnances & usages reçus dans les capitaineries royales. September 7, 1765. Paris, veuve d'Houry & fils, 1765, in-12, with two cartoons (Aiiij and Diiij), fawn calf, ribbed spine cloisonné et fleuronné, title page, framed with simple cold fillet on the boards, simple gilt fillet on the edges, red edges

12 - 12- [CAPITAINERIE DE VINCENNES]. - Règlement général des chasses de Vincennes ; pour la conservation du gibier, la punition des délits, & le maintien de la police. Suivant les ordonnances & usages reçus dans les capitaineries royales. September 7, 1765. Paris, veuve d'Houry & fils, 1765, in-12, with two cartoons (Aiiij and Diiij), fawn calf, ribbed spine cloisonné et fleuronné, title page, framed with simple cold fillet on the boards, simple gilt fillet on the edges, red edges

300 € - 400 €

13- [CAPITAINERIES]. - Arrest du Conseil d'État du Roi, pour la destruction des lapins, dans l'étendue des capitaineries royales. January 21, 1776. Paris, Imprimerie royale, 1776, in-4, 7 pp.

"Sur ce qui a été représenté au Roi, étant en son Conseil, que les lapins se sont tellement multipliés dans les forêts de Sa Majesté, qu'ils occasionnent des dommages immenses dans les terres dont elles sont environnées (...)".
Thiébaud, 149-150 (edition by P.-G. Simon).

13 - 13- [CAPITAINERIES]. - Arrest du Conseil d'État du Roi, pour la destruction des lapins, dans l'étendue des capitaineries royales. January 21, 1776. Paris, Imprimerie royale, 1776, in-4, 7 pp. "Sur ce qui a été représenté au Roi, étant en son Conseil, que les lapins se sont tellement multipliés dans les forêts de Sa Majesté, qu'ils occasionnent des dommages immenses dans les terres dont elles sont environnées (...)". Thiébaud, 149-150 (edition by P.-G. Simon).

40 € - 50 €

14- [CAPTAINCIES]. - Édit du Roi, portant suppression de la capitainerie de Chambor [= Chambord]. Donné à Versailles au mois de septembre 1777. Paris, P. G. Simon, 1777, in-4, 4 pp. in folio.

Rare. When the capitaineries were created in 1542, the Chambord estate was assigned a captain and three guards who had authority over hunting and the waters and forests of the County of Blois. They retained their prerogatives over forestry and timber exploitation. However, they had little control and in

14 - 14- [CAPTAINCIES]. - Édit du Roi, portant suppression de la capitainerie de Chambor [= Chambord]. Donné à Versailles au mois de septembre 1777. Paris, P. G. Simon, 1777, in-4, 4 pp. in folio. Rare. When the capitaineries were created in 1542, the Chambord estate was assigned a captain and three guards who had authority over hunting and the waters and forests of the County of Blois. They retained their prerogatives over forestry and timber exploitation. However, they had little control and in

100 € - 150 €

15- [CARTE DES CHASSES DU ROI]. - Carte topographique des environs de Versailles dite des chasses impériales, levé et dressée de 1764 à 1773 par les ingénieurs géographes des camps et armées commandés par feu M. Berthier, colonel, leur chef; terminée en 1807, par ordre de Napoléon Empereur des Français, roi d'Italie et protecteur de la Confédération du Rhin, pendant le Ministère de S.A.S. M. le Maréchal Alexandre Berthier, prince de Neuchâtel [...] sous la direction du Général

15 - 15- [CARTE DES CHASSES DU ROI]. - Carte topographique des environs de Versailles dite des chasses impériales, levé et dressée de 1764 à 1773 par les ingénieurs géographes des camps et armées commandés par feu M. Berthier, colonel, leur chef; terminée en 1807, par ordre de Napoléon Empereur des Français, roi d'Italie et protecteur de la Confédération du Rhin, pendant le Ministère de S.A.S. M. le Maréchal Alexandre Berthier, prince de Neuchâtel [...] sous la direction du Général

800 € - 1 000 €

16- [LIBRARY CATALOG]. - Catalog of books on hunting from the library of M. A. Mercier. Paris, Labitte, Emm. Paul, 1889, in-8, cherry half-chagrin, spine ribbed (modern binding).

Library devoted entirely to hunting.
731 numbers described, auction prices and sometimes names of successful bidders noted in ink in the margin of the references.
Thiébaud 90.

16 - 16- [LIBRARY CATALOG]. - Catalog of books on hunting from the library of M. A. Mercier. Paris, Labitte, Emm. Paul, 1889, in-8, cherry half-chagrin, spine ribbed (modern binding). Library devoted entirely to hunting. 731 numbers described, auction prices and sometimes names of successful bidders noted in ink in the margin of the references. Thiébaud 90.

150 € - 200 €

17- [LIBRARY CATALOGUE] - Catalogue of a collection of rare and precious books. Works on hunting. - Old French poets. - Novels, tales and jokes. - Travels in the Holy Land and America. - Old French chronicles, etc. For sale at L. Potier's bookshop. Paris, L. Potier [printed by Charles Jouaust], 1859, in-12, havana half-chagrin, ribbed spine decorated with cold fillets (period binding).

674 issues described, prices marked.
This is the first library assembled by Baron Jean-Joseph-Sosthène de La

17 - 17- [LIBRARY CATALOGUE] - Catalogue of a collection of rare and precious books. Works on hunting. - Old French poets. - Novels, tales and jokes. - Travels in the Holy Land and America. - Old French chronicles, etc. For sale at L. Potier's bookshop. Paris, L. Potier [printed by Charles Jouaust], 1859, in-12, havana half-chagrin, ribbed spine decorated with cold fillets (period binding). 674 issues described, prices marked. This is the first library assembled by Baron Jean-Joseph-Sosthène de La

120 € - 150 €

18- [SALES CATALOG]. - Library of M. le baron de Lassus. Precious illustrated books from the 15th, 16th and 18th centuries, and works on hunting. 15th-century miniature manuscript. Sold after death, March 25, 1955. S.l. [Paris], 1955, in-8, 70 issues described, with a few black reproductions in the text, paperback with illustrated cover.

Auction price and often the name of the successful bidder noted in the margins.
These are the collections of Marc-François-Marie de Lassus (1881-1954), i

18 - 18- [SALES CATALOG]. - Library of M. le baron de Lassus. Precious illustrated books from the 15th, 16th and 18th centuries, and works on hunting. 15th-century miniature manuscript. Sold after death, March 25, 1955. S.l. [Paris], 1955, in-8, 70 issues described, with a few black reproductions in the text, paperback with illustrated cover. Auction price and often the name of the successful bidder noted in the margins. These are the collections of Marc-François-Marie de Lassus (1881-1954), i

60 € - 80 €

19- [SALES CATALOG]. - BLAZE]. Catalog of a collection of books on hunting, which were part of the library of the late Mr. Elzéar Blaze, to be sold on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 16 and 17, 1852, at 7 a.m. sharp (...). Paris, J.-F. Delion, 1852, in-8, title, 257 issues described, cream paper boards, full length cherry title (period binding). Frequent foxing.

Very rare catalog of the Blaze sale (which was a flop, according to Thiébaud), which took place well after the death of the cynég

19 - 19- [SALES CATALOG]. - BLAZE]. Catalog of a collection of books on hunting, which were part of the library of the late Mr. Elzéar Blaze, to be sold on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 16 and 17, 1852, at 7 a.m. sharp (...). Paris, J.-F. Delion, 1852, in-8, title, 257 issues described, cream paper boards, full length cherry title (period binding). Frequent foxing. Very rare catalog of the Blaze sale (which was a flop, according to Thiébaud), which took place well after the death of the cynég

300 € - 400 €

20- [SALES CATALOG]. - Catalog of an important collection of books on hunting from the library of Mr. A. Bartel. Zoology. - Dictionaries. - General treatises by ancient and modern authors. - Falconry. - Hunting with rifles. - Hunting wolves, deer, hares, foxes, badgers, birds, etc. - Trap hunting. - Poaching. - Treatises on hunting dogs. - Books on rabies. - Hunting literature. - Prints. - Fanfares, etc. Paris, Labitte, Ém. Paul, 1889, in-8, 423 numbers described, green half-percaline smooth sp

20 - 20- [SALES CATALOG]. - Catalog of an important collection of books on hunting from the library of Mr. A. Bartel. Zoology. - Dictionaries. - General treatises by ancient and modern authors. - Falconry. - Hunting with rifles. - Hunting wolves, deer, hares, foxes, badgers, birds, etc. - Trap hunting. - Poaching. - Treatises on hunting dogs. - Books on rabies. - Hunting literature. - Prints. - Fanfares, etc. Paris, Labitte, Ém. Paul, 1889, in-8, 423 numbers described, green half-percaline smooth sp

150 € - 200 €

21- [SALES CATALOG]. - Catalog of rare and precious books on hunting. Aldes. - Elzevirs. - Poets. - Storytellers, etc., and the fine collection of original seals and stamps from the late M. de Koch's cabinet, to be sold on Monday May 19, 1862 and the following day at 7 p.m. (...). Paris, Tross, 1862, in-8, 349 issues described, half red morocco, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets (Ateliers Laurenchet).

Missing from Thiébaud.

21 - 21- [SALES CATALOG]. - Catalog of rare and precious books on hunting. Aldes. - Elzevirs. - Poets. - Storytellers, etc., and the fine collection of original seals and stamps from the late M. de Koch's cabinet, to be sold on Monday May 19, 1862 and the following day at 7 p.m. (...). Paris, Tross, 1862, in-8, 349 issues described, half red morocco, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets (Ateliers Laurenchet). Missing from Thiébaud.

120 € - 150 €

22- [SALES CATALOG]. - Catalog of books, prints and autographs from the collection of the late Baron Grandjean d'Alteville. Very fine collection of books on hunting, venery and falconry. Waters and forests. Agriculture, gardening and arboriculture. Hunting prints. Autographs. French poets and storytellers. Manuscripts. Rare, curious and singular books, etc. Paris, Auguste Aubry [Bonaventure et Ducessois], 1862, in-8, 1582 issues described, half vellum, cherry title page, cover preserved (period

22 - 22- [SALES CATALOG]. - Catalog of books, prints and autographs from the collection of the late Baron Grandjean d'Alteville. Very fine collection of books on hunting, venery and falconry. Waters and forests. Agriculture, gardening and arboriculture. Hunting prints. Autographs. French poets and storytellers. Manuscripts. Rare, curious and singular books, etc. Paris, Auguste Aubry [Bonaventure et Ducessois], 1862, in-8, 1582 issues described, half vellum, cherry title page, cover preserved (period

200 € - 300 €

23- CAZENAVE DE LA ROCHE (Yvon). La Vénerie royale et le régime des capitaineries au XVIIIe siècle. Thesis for the doctorate in literature. Nîmes, Imprimerie J. Courrouy, 1926, in-8, 360 pp. with 6 fold-out maps, red half-chagrin, ribbed spine with flowers, gilt head, cover and spine preserved (modern binding).

Unique public edition, after the thesis edition (1925). Very rare, this is the most complete study of the captaincy system. Thiébaud, Supplément, 1086.

23 - 23- CAZENAVE DE LA ROCHE (Yvon). La Vénerie royale et le régime des capitaineries au XVIIIe siècle. Thesis for the doctorate in literature. Nîmes, Imprimerie J. Courrouy, 1926, in-8, 360 pp. with 6 fold-out maps, red half-chagrin, ribbed spine with flowers, gilt head, cover and spine preserved (modern binding). Unique public edition, after the thesis edition (1925). Very rare, this is the most complete study of the captaincy system. Thiébaud, Supplément, 1086.

150 € - 200 €

24- CHAMPCOUR (André de). Histoire morale du chien, ou Choix des plus beaux traits d'attachement et de fidélité de cet animal domestique envers l'homme, depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu'à nos jours. S.l. [Paris], [chez l'auteur], 1821, in-16, modest havana half-basin, smooth spine decorated with gilt garlands and fleurons (period binding). Spine and spine ends rubbed.

Unique and extremely rare edition: only 80 copies were printed on a private press.
A precious copy by the author him

24 - 24- CHAMPCOUR (André de). Histoire morale du chien, ou Choix des plus beaux traits d'attachement et de fidélité de cet animal domestique envers l'homme, depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu'à nos jours. S.l. [Paris], [chez l'auteur], 1821, in-16, modest havana half-basin, smooth spine decorated with gilt garlands and fleurons (period binding). Spine and spine ends rubbed. Unique and extremely rare edition: only 80 copies were printed on a private press. A precious copy by the author him

200 € - 300 €

25- CHENU (Jean-Charles). Ornithology of the hunter. Natural history. - Habits. - Habits. - Hunting birds of plains, woods and marshes. Fifty plates in chromo-typography. Paris, J. Rothschild, 1870, large in-8, green half-chagrin with corners, ribbed spine decorated with gilt fillets and double boxes, double gilt fillet on covers (period binding). Some foxing.

First edition of this beautifully illustrated publication.
50 color plates in serpente.
A fine copy.
Thiébaud, 191.

25 - 25- CHENU (Jean-Charles). Ornithology of the hunter. Natural history. - Habits. - Habits. - Hunting birds of plains, woods and marshes. Fifty plates in chromo-typography. Paris, J. Rothschild, 1870, large in-8, green half-chagrin with corners, ribbed spine decorated with gilt fillets and double boxes, double gilt fillet on covers (period binding). Some foxing. First edition of this beautifully illustrated publication. 50 color plates in serpente. A fine copy. Thiébaud, 191.

400 € - 500 €

26- CHERVILLE (Gaspard-Georges-Pescow de). le Gibier plume. Hunting birds. Description. - Moeurs. - Acclimatization. - Hunting. With 34 chromotypes and 64 illustrations by E. de Liphart. Fourth edition. Paris, J. Rothschild, s.d. (1885), small square in-8, with a black portrait of the author, figures printed in bistre in the text, fawn half-maroquin with corners, smooth spine decorated with fillets, garland and a gilt bird (20th century binding). Angular spotting at end of volume.

34 chromolith

26 - 26- CHERVILLE (Gaspard-Georges-Pescow de). le Gibier plume. Hunting birds. Description. - Moeurs. - Acclimatization. - Hunting. With 34 chromotypes and 64 illustrations by E. de Liphart. Fourth edition. Paris, J. Rothschild, s.d. (1885), small square in-8, with a black portrait of the author, figures printed in bistre in the text, fawn half-maroquin with corners, smooth spine decorated with fillets, garland and a gilt bird (20th century binding). Angular spotting at end of volume. 34 chromolith

150 € - 200 €

27- COLLÉ (Charles). Théâtre de société. La Partie de chasse de Henri IV, comédie en trois actes & en prose, avec quatre estampes en taille-douce, d'après les dessins de M. Gravelot. Paris, veuve Duchesne, Gueffier, 1766, in-8 marbled fawn calf, smooth spine cloisonné et fleuronné, cherry title page, simple gilt fillet on the edges, red edges (period binding). Covers and corners rubbed, small stains on some pages.

First edition of this play, which can be read as a dramatic manifest

27 - 27- COLLÉ (Charles). Théâtre de société. La Partie de chasse de Henri IV, comédie en trois actes & en prose, avec quatre estampes en taille-douce, d'après les dessins de M. Gravelot. Paris, veuve Duchesne, Gueffier, 1766, in-8 marbled fawn calf, smooth spine cloisonné et fleuronné, cherry title page, simple gilt fillet on the edges, red edges (period binding). Covers and corners rubbed, small stains on some pages. First edition of this play, which can be read as a dramatic manifest

150 € - 200 €

28- CUNISSET-CARNOT (Paul). Du Lièvre. Paris, Librairie illustrée, s.d., in-16, fawn half-chagrin with corners, ribbed spine, gilt head, cover preserved (Thierry succr. de Petit-Simier).

A rare little work.
Thiébaud, 238.
Bookplate of Edmond de Montaigne de Poncins (1866-1937), also a hunter.

28 - 28- CUNISSET-CARNOT (Paul). Du Lièvre. Paris, Librairie illustrée, s.d., in-16, fawn half-chagrin with corners, ribbed spine, gilt head, cover preserved (Thierry succr. de Petit-Simier). A rare little work. Thiébaud, 238. Bookplate of Edmond de Montaigne de Poncins (1866-1937), also a hunter.

120 € - 150 €

29- CUREL (Léonce de). A hunter's jokes. Souvenirs et mélanges. Paris, Garnier frères, 1857, in-12, green half-chagrin, ribbed spine decorated with cold filets, gilt number on tail of spine (period binding). Some foxing.

This work is based on articles published until 1846 in the Gazette de Metz, then in the Indépendant de la Moselle (from 1846).
Thiébaud, 239.

29 - 29- CUREL (Léonce de). A hunter's jokes. Souvenirs et mélanges. Paris, Garnier frères, 1857, in-12, green half-chagrin, ribbed spine decorated with cold filets, gilt number on tail of spine (period binding). Some foxing. This work is based on articles published until 1846 in the Gazette de Metz, then in the Indépendant de la Moselle (from 1846). Thiébaud, 239.

100 € - 120 €

30- DELISLE DE MONCEL (Nicolas). Methods and projects to achieve the destruction of wolves in the Kingdom. Paris, Imprimerie royale, 1768, in-12, with a large fold-out table, marbled fawn calf, spine ribbed, cloisonné and fleuronné, title page, triple gilt fillet on covers, single gilt fillet on edges, edges speckled with red (period binding). Beginning of a split at one of the spine ends, minor wear to the head and spine ends.

Unique edition, containing the various catches made between 176

30 - 30- DELISLE DE MONCEL (Nicolas). Methods and projects to achieve the destruction of wolves in the Kingdom. Paris, Imprimerie royale, 1768, in-12, with a large fold-out table, marbled fawn calf, spine ribbed, cloisonné and fleuronné, title page, triple gilt fillet on covers, single gilt fillet on edges, edges speckled with red (period binding). Beginning of a split at one of the spine ends, minor wear to the head and spine ends. Unique edition, containing the various catches made between 176

300 € - 400 €

31- DEVILLARD (François). Essay on woodcock hunting. Third edition, with a letter from Count de Béthune Sully. Moulins, Crépin-Leblond, 1920, in-12, green half-chagrin, ribbed spine, cover and spine preserved (Ateliers Laurenchet).

A good copy.
Thiébaud, 272.

31 - 31- DEVILLARD (François). Essay on woodcock hunting. Third edition, with a letter from Count de Béthune Sully. Moulins, Crépin-Leblond, 1920, in-12, green half-chagrin, ribbed spine, cover and spine preserved (Ateliers Laurenchet). A good copy. Thiébaud, 272.

150 € - 200 €

32- DEVILLARD (François). Study on partridge hunting. Preface by Louis Ternier. Moulins, Crépin-Leblond, 1909, in-12, red half-chagrin, ribbed spine decorated with gilt fillets, gilt head, cover preserved (Ateliers Laurenchet). Spine unstained.

Rare first edition.
The work deals mainly with practices in the Bourbonnais region.
Thiébaud, 273.
A fine copy.

32 - 32- DEVILLARD (François). Study on partridge hunting. Preface by Louis Ternier. Moulins, Crépin-Leblond, 1909, in-12, red half-chagrin, ribbed spine decorated with gilt fillets, gilt head, cover preserved (Ateliers Laurenchet). Spine unstained. Rare first edition. The work deals mainly with practices in the Bourbonnais region. Thiébaud, 273. A fine copy.

200 € - 300 €

33- DEYEUX (Théophile). The Old Hunter. Drawings by H. Sharles engraved by Bauland. Paris, Plon frères, s.d. (1851), in-16 with 55 woodcuts in the text, cherry half-chagrin, ribbed spine decorated with gilt stippling, double black fillet framing on the chagrined cloth boards (period binding).

Fourth edition.
The first edition, from 1835, is extremely rare. The work is original not only for the figures giving most of the shooting positions, but also because part of them is devoted to hunting a

33 - 33- DEYEUX (Théophile). The Old Hunter. Drawings by H. Sharles engraved by Bauland. Paris, Plon frères, s.d. (1851), in-16 with 55 woodcuts in the text, cherry half-chagrin, ribbed spine decorated with gilt stippling, double black fillet framing on the chagrined cloth boards (period binding). Fourth edition. The first edition, from 1835, is extremely rare. The work is original not only for the figures giving most of the shooting positions, but also because part of them is devoted to hunting a

100 € - 120 €

34- DIGUET (Charles). La Chasse au marais. Paris, E. Dentu, 1889, in-12, with frontispiece, and illustrations in text, blond half-basane, smooth spine, black title page (period binding). Spine unstained.

First edition.
Thiébaud, 277.

34 - 34- DIGUET (Charles). La Chasse au marais. Paris, E. Dentu, 1889, in-12, with frontispiece, and illustrations in text, blond half-basane, smooth spine, black title page (period binding). Spine unstained. First edition. Thiébaud, 277.

100 € - 120 €

35- [DURUY (A.), MARC (E.)]. Hunting sketches. Le drag de Pau. [Paris], Becquet frères, s.d. (1862), oblong in-4 (25 x 32 cm), (preface by Théodore de Foudras, excerpted from Sport of October 6, 1858, four-column text), cherry-colored chagrined cloth, cold frames on boards, title pushed in gilt letters to center of upper board (publisher's binding). Copy unstuck.

Extremely rare single edition of this satirical album on the introduction of hunting in Béarn, especially fox hunting. Foudras' hi

35 - 35- [DURUY (A.), MARC (E.)]. Hunting sketches. Le drag de Pau. [Paris], Becquet frères, s.d. (1862), oblong in-4 (25 x 32 cm), (preface by Théodore de Foudras, excerpted from Sport of October 6, 1858, four-column text), cherry-colored chagrined cloth, cold frames on boards, title pushed in gilt letters to center of upper board (publisher's binding). Copy unstuck. Extremely rare single edition of this satirical album on the introduction of hunting in Béarn, especially fox hunting. Foudras' hi

500 € - 600 €

36- FAURE-BIGUET (Paul). The shotgun. Ses munitions et son tir. Paris, Firmin-Didot, 1891, in-12, red half-chagrin with corners, ribbed spine decorated with gilt fillets and boxes, double gilt fillet on covers, gilt head (period binding).

Rare first edition.
Thiébaud, 387.

36 - 36- FAURE-BIGUET (Paul). The shotgun. Ses munitions et son tir. Paris, Firmin-Didot, 1891, in-12, red half-chagrin with corners, ribbed spine decorated with gilt fillets and boxes, double gilt fillet on covers, gilt head (period binding). Rare first edition. Thiébaud, 387.

100 € - 120 €

37- FA (Pol de). Le Perdreau. Nouvelle méthode d'élevage. Paris, Firmin-Didot, s.d. (1898), in-8, cherry half-chagrin, ribbed spine, gilt head, cover preserved (Ateliers Laurenchet).

Very rare booklet.
Thiébaud, 387.
Ex-libris Charles Francis George Richard Schwerdt (1862-1939), a famous English collector who assembled a very important collection of books, manuscripts and engravings relating to hunting (coursing, falconry, etc.). His library was the largest of its kind assembled in England,

37 - 37- FA (Pol de). Le Perdreau. Nouvelle méthode d'élevage. Paris, Firmin-Didot, s.d. (1898), in-8, cherry half-chagrin, ribbed spine, gilt head, cover preserved (Ateliers Laurenchet). Very rare booklet. Thiébaud, 387. Ex-libris Charles Francis George Richard Schwerdt (1862-1939), a famous English collector who assembled a very important collection of books, manuscripts and engravings relating to hunting (coursing, falconry, etc.). His library was the largest of its kind assembled in England,

200 € - 300 €

38- FONTAINES-GUERIN (Hardouin de). Trésor de vénerie, composed l'an M. CCC. LXXXX. IV. by Hardouin, seigneur de Fontaines-Guérin, and first published by H. Michelant. Metz, Rousseau-Pallez, 1856, in-8, with 21 woodcuts in the text reproducing miniatures from the original manuscript. Half-red basane, ribbed spine, single cold fillet on boards, cover preserved (modern binding). Spine uniformly oiled.

Limited edition of 200 numbered copies (86/200).
Thiébaud, 407.

38 - 38- FONTAINES-GUERIN (Hardouin de). Trésor de vénerie, composed l'an M. CCC. LXXXX. IV. by Hardouin, seigneur de Fontaines-Guérin, and first published by H. Michelant. Metz, Rousseau-Pallez, 1856, in-8, with 21 woodcuts in the text reproducing miniatures from the original manuscript. Half-red basane, ribbed spine, single cold fillet on boards, cover preserved (modern binding). Spine uniformly oiled. Limited edition of 200 numbered copies (86/200). Thiébaud, 407.

150 € - 200 €

39- [FORTIN (François)]. Les Ruses innocentes, dans lesquelles se voit comment on prendre les oyseaux passagers, & les non passagers: & de plusieurs sortes de bêtes à quatre pieds. Avec les plus beaux secrets de la pêche dans les rivières & dans les estangs. And a very useful treatise on hunting. Par F. F. F. R. D. G. dit le Solitaire inventif. Paris, Charles de Sercy, 1688, in-4, with 66 full-page wood-engraved plates (9 of which folding). Fawn-colored basane, spine ribbed, tit

39 - 39- [FORTIN (François)]. Les Ruses innocentes, dans lesquelles se voit comment on prendre les oyseaux passagers, & les non passagers: & de plusieurs sortes de bêtes à quatre pieds. Avec les plus beaux secrets de la pêche dans les rivières & dans les estangs. And a very useful treatise on hunting. Par F. F. F. R. D. G. dit le Solitaire inventif. Paris, Charles de Sercy, 1688, in-4, with 66 full-page wood-engraved plates (9 of which folding). Fawn-colored basane, spine ribbed, tit

400 € - 500 €

40- FOUDRAS (Théodore-Louis-Auguste de). Les Veillées de Saint-Hubert. Preceded by a biographical note on the author by M. le marquis de Foudras, his grandson. Paris, Émile Nourry, 1914, in-12, half-fauwn shagreen, ribbed spine decorated with gilt twists, covers and spine preserved (in one piece) (modern binding).

Third printing of the 1904 edition, which reproduces the text of the first series, originally published in 1855.
Edition not reported by Thiébaud, 421-422 (who gives only the seco

40 - 40- FOUDRAS (Théodore-Louis-Auguste de). Les Veillées de Saint-Hubert. Preceded by a biographical note on the author by M. le marquis de Foudras, his grandson. Paris, Émile Nourry, 1914, in-12, half-fauwn shagreen, ribbed spine decorated with gilt twists, covers and spine preserved (in one piece) (modern binding). Third printing of the 1904 edition, which reproduces the text of the first series, originally published in 1855. Edition not reported by Thiébaud, 421-422 (who gives only the seco

60 € - 80 €

41- FOUDRAS (Théodore-Louis-Auguste de). Madame Hallali. Paris, Alexandre Cadot, s.d. (1863), in-12, 288 pp, black half-basin, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets and fleurons (period binding). Some foxing.

Rare first edition of this novel of venery, whose fantasized subject is the (necessarily) adventurous and (necessarily) passionate life of a Polish amazon in the Poitevin countryside...
Thiébaud, 419.
Handwritten bookplate of Mme Godeau.

41 - 41- FOUDRAS (Théodore-Louis-Auguste de). Madame Hallali. Paris, Alexandre Cadot, s.d. (1863), in-12, 288 pp, black half-basin, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets and fleurons (period binding). Some foxing. Rare first edition of this novel of venery, whose fantasized subject is the (necessarily) adventurous and (necessarily) passionate life of a Polish amazon in the Poitevin countryside... Thiébaud, 419. Handwritten bookplate of Mme Godeau.

100 € - 120 €

42- GILLON (Jean-Landry), GALOUZEAU DE VILLEPIN (François-Xavier). Nouveau code des chasses, containing: 1° Une introduction historique au droit de chasse ; 2° La loi fondamentale du 3 mai 1844 et les autres lois, décrets, ordonnances et règlements sur la police de la chasse ; 3° Les discussions parlementaires qui expliquent les textes ; 4° Les circulaires des ministres et directeurs généraux qui y rapportent ; 5° La jurisprudence des cours et tribunaux. New expanded edition of rulings

42 - 42- GILLON (Jean-Landry), GALOUZEAU DE VILLEPIN (François-Xavier). Nouveau code des chasses, containing: 1° Une introduction historique au droit de chasse ; 2° La loi fondamentale du 3 mai 1844 et les autres lois, décrets, ordonnances et règlements sur la police de la chasse ; 3° Les discussions parlementaires qui expliquent les textes ; 4° Les circulaires des ministres et directeurs généraux qui y rapportent ; 5° La jurisprudence des cours et tribunaux. New expanded edition of rulings

80 € - 100 €

43- GUINODIE (Raymond). Les Chiens devant les scribes municipaux, ou Respectueuse remontrance d'un congrès de chiens instruits, pour qu'il soit fait une répartition équitable de la capitation décrétée sur leurs espèces. Bordeaux, P. Chaumas, 1859, in-8, eggplant half-chagrin, ribbed spine decorated with gilt stippling, fillets and boxes, double gilt fillet on covers (period binding). Spine uniformly oiled and faded, freckles.

Unique edition of this pleasant fiction by Libourne-born Raymo

43 - 43- GUINODIE (Raymond). Les Chiens devant les scribes municipaux, ou Respectueuse remontrance d'un congrès de chiens instruits, pour qu'il soit fait une répartition équitable de la capitation décrétée sur leurs espèces. Bordeaux, P. Chaumas, 1859, in-8, eggplant half-chagrin, ribbed spine decorated with gilt stippling, fillets and boxes, double gilt fillet on covers (period binding). Spine uniformly oiled and faded, freckles. Unique edition of this pleasant fiction by Libourne-born Raymo

80 € - 100 €

44- HALNA DU FRETAY (Maurice-Clément-Marie). Grande vénerie française. Mes chasses de loups. Saint-Brieuc, René Prudhomme, 1891, in-8, with 2 plates hors texte, including a heliogravure frontispiece (the baron's pack) and a sanguine print of the vignette on the first cover, green half-chagrin, ribbed spine decorated with gilt fillets and ermine spots, illustrated cover preserved (period binding). Rousseurs.

Very rare first edition, printed in an edition of 150 off-the-shelf copies.
Thiébau

44 - 44- HALNA DU FRETAY (Maurice-Clément-Marie). Grande vénerie française. Mes chasses de loups. Saint-Brieuc, René Prudhomme, 1891, in-8, with 2 plates hors texte, including a heliogravure frontispiece (the baron's pack) and a sanguine print of the vignette on the first cover, green half-chagrin, ribbed spine decorated with gilt fillets and ermine spots, illustrated cover preserved (period binding). Rousseurs. Very rare first edition, printed in an edition of 150 off-the-shelf copies. Thiébau

1 000 € - 1 200 €

45- HERPIN (Frédéric). To hunters. The Art of curing dog diseases. Followed by La Rage et des moyens de la prévenir. Second edition. Paris, Firmin Didot, s.d. (1873), in-12, 81 pp. one f. n. ch. table, green Bradel half-percaline, spine decorated with flowers, havana title page, speckled edges, first cover preserved (period binding). Some foxing.

Thiébaud, 498.

45 - 45- HERPIN (Frédéric). To hunters. The Art of curing dog diseases. Followed by La Rage et des moyens de la prévenir. Second edition. Paris, Firmin Didot, s.d. (1873), in-12, 81 pp. one f. n. ch. table, green Bradel half-percaline, spine decorated with flowers, havana title page, speckled edges, first cover preserved (period binding). Some foxing. Thiébaud, 498.

100 € - 120 €

46- HOUDETOT (Adolphe d'). Poaching and counter-poaching. Description of traps and devices: means of combating them and ensuring the propagation of all species of game. Drawing by Horace Vernet. Second edition. Paris, Charpentier, 1862, in-12, with frontispiece, monogrammed grey half-maroquin Bradel, cover preserved (dated 1861) (later binding). Some foxing.

Thiébaud, 502.
A fine copy.

46 - 46- HOUDETOT (Adolphe d'). Poaching and counter-poaching. Description of traps and devices: means of combating them and ensuring the propagation of all species of game. Drawing by Horace Vernet. Second edition. Paris, Charpentier, 1862, in-12, with frontispiece, monogrammed grey half-maroquin Bradel, cover preserved (dated 1861) (later binding). Some foxing. Thiébaud, 502. A fine copy.

120 € - 150 €

47- JOBEY (Charles). La Chasse et la table. Nouveau traité en vers et en prose, donnant la manière de chasser, de tuer et d'apprêter le gibier. Paris, Furne [Imprimerie de J. Claye], s.d. (1864), in-12, with an etched frontispiece of 7 hunting scenes, red half-chagrin, ribbed spine decorated with gilt stippling, fillets and fleurons, (period binding). Some foxing. {228286}

Thiébaud, 519. Vicaire, Bibliographie gastronomique, 465.

47 - 47- JOBEY (Charles). La Chasse et la table. Nouveau traité en vers et en prose, donnant la manière de chasser, de tuer et d'apprêter le gibier. Paris, Furne [Imprimerie de J. Claye], s.d. (1864), in-12, with an etched frontispiece of 7 hunting scenes, red half-chagrin, ribbed spine decorated with gilt stippling, fillets and fleurons, (period binding). Some foxing. {228286} Thiébaud, 519. Vicaire, Bibliographie gastronomique, 465.

150 € - 200 €

48- [JOUSSE (Daniel)]. Commentaire sur l'Ordonnance des eaux et forêts, du mois d'août 1669. Paris, Debure père, 1772, in-12, marbled fawn calf, spine with cloisonné and fleuronné nerves, cherry title page, simple gilt fillet on the edges, red edges (period binding).

Thiébaud, 527.

48 - 48- [JOUSSE (Daniel)]. Commentaire sur l'Ordonnance des eaux et forêts, du mois d'août 1669. Paris, Debure père, 1772, in-12, marbled fawn calf, spine with cloisonné and fleuronné nerves, cherry title page, simple gilt fillet on the edges, red edges (period binding). Thiébaud, 527.

120 € - 150 €

49- LA FUYE (Maurice de), KERMADEC (Ronan de), BROISSIA (Pierre de). La Bécasse à grande quête. Preface by the Comte de La Font. Blois, Grande imprimerie, 1925, square in-12, with figures in text and 7 plates out of text (grouping 9 figures), cherry half-chagrin, ribbed spine decorated with gilt fillets, gilt head, illustrated cover and spine preserved (Honnelaître).

Rare first edition.
Thiébaud, 547.
A fine copy.

49 - 49- LA FUYE (Maurice de), KERMADEC (Ronan de), BROISSIA (Pierre de). La Bécasse à grande quête. Preface by the Comte de La Font. Blois, Grande imprimerie, 1925, square in-12, with figures in text and 7 plates out of text (grouping 9 figures), cherry half-chagrin, ribbed spine decorated with gilt fillets, gilt head, illustrated cover and spine preserved (Honnelaître). Rare first edition. Thiébaud, 547. A fine copy.

200 € - 300 €

50- LA FUYE (Maurice de). Hunting thrushes with a rifle. Paris, Lucien Laveur, 1912, in-12, with frontispiece and figures in the text, cherry half-chagrin, ribbed spine decorated with gilt fillets, gilt head, illustrated cover and spine preserved (Honnelaître).

Rare first edition.
Thiébaud, 547.

50 - 50- LA FUYE (Maurice de). Hunting thrushes with a rifle. Paris, Lucien Laveur, 1912, in-12, with frontispiece and figures in the text, cherry half-chagrin, ribbed spine decorated with gilt fillets, gilt head, illustrated cover and spine preserved (Honnelaître). Rare first edition. Thiébaud, 547.

200 € - 300 €

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