[CYNEGETIQUE] Jean de la VARENDE & Jean COMMERE - Vénerie Paris-Bièvres: Pierre de Tartas, 1965 - A very fine edition of this cynégétique work, perfectly illustrated with 18 original lithographs, including 17 in color by Jean Commère and 3 additional illustrations printed separately, for a total of 21 illustrations. The double-page illustrations have been set aside when they should have been in the main body of the work, causing pagination jumps. One of the numbered copies signed by the artist and publisher. Presented in sheets under a filled plant fiber paper cover, in a brown publisher's slipcase. Excellent condition. In-folio, 112pp.

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