59 - DELARBRE (Antoine). Zoological Essay, or Natural History of Wild Quadrupeds and Native Birds; of Those That Are Merely Migratory or Appear Rarely, and of Fish and Amphibians, Observed in the Former Province of Auvergne.

DELARBRE (Antoine). Zoological Essay, or Natural History of Wild Quadrupeds and Native Birds; of Those That Are Merely Migratory or Appear Rarely, and of Fish and Amphibians, Observed in the Former Province of Auvergne. Clermont-Ferrand, Beauvert, Deschamps, 1797; 8vo. 1 blank folio—346 pp. (erroneously numbered 348). Fawn half-basane, spine with raised bands decorated with gilt fillets and fleurons, marbled edges. (19th-century binding).—A fine copy. However, 4 ff. are fragile due to the thinness of the paper. A very rare first edition. Each animal is described in a one- to two-page entry, with ornithology taking up the most space. Of note: the wolf—“during harsh winters, they have been seen coming down from the mountains and approaching the gates of Clermont.”