SILVESTRE (Théophile). Plaisirs Rustiques. Paris, Charpentier, 1878; in-12. 2 ff.—238...
SILVESTRE (Théophile). Plaisirs Rustiques.
Paris, Charpentier, 1878; in-12. 2 ff.—238 pp.—1 f. Modern brown half-shagreen, ribbed spine, gilt title and fillets. Cover preserved.
First edition, one of 50 copies on Holland paper (following 12 on China paper), with an etching by J.-B. Millet as a frontispiece, in two states (reproduced as a facsimile). Small brown stain at the top. Contents: Fishing for barbel with a line. Fishing for gudgeon with grasshoppers. Revers on the Salat River. Fishing for bream with red worms. Peasants caught with a pen. Fishing for eels with red mullet. The Château de Blagnac. Saint Helena. Trout Spawning. (Vicaire VII, 543).
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SILVESTRE (Théophile). Plaisirs Rustiques.
Paris, Charpentier, 1878; in-12. 2 ff.—238 pp.—1 f. Modern brown half-shagreen, ribbed spine, gilt title and fillets. Cover preserved.
First edition, one of 50 copies on Holland paper (following 12 on China paper), with an etching by J.-B. Millet as a frontispiece, in two states (reproduced as a facsimile). Small brown stain at the top. Contents: Fishing for barbel with a line. Fishing for gudgeon with grasshoppers. Revers on the Salat River. Fishing for bream with red worms. Peasants caught with a pen. Fishing for eels with red mullet. The Château de Blagnac. Saint Helena. Trout Spawning. (Vicaire VII, 543).
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