Quarto. 132,[1],pp. Three-quarter leather over marbled boards with gold-tooled lettering and decoration on spine and gold-stamped borders on covers. Raised bands. Top edge gilt. Ribbon marker. Marbled endpapers. Frontispiece. First edition of this rare work on deer hunting and hunting dogs in France. It is illustrated with 12 large original albumen prints in duo tone, each one protected by a captioned tissue-guard, and 2 full-page woodcut illustrations. Some abrasion on calf at lower corner of front board, and tiny parts of calf partly missing on front board. Corners slightly rubbed. Minor shelf wear. Sporadic foxing throughout. Text in French. Binding in overall good+ to very good, interior in very good to near fine condition. Seller Inventory # 14781
Title: La Chasse du Chevreuil avec L'Historique des...
Publisher: Librarie de Firmin-Didot et Cie, Paris
Publication Date: 1879
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: vg
Edition: First edition.