234 - [HUNTING] - Elzéar BLAZE - *The Hunter with a Pointing Dog*, covering the habits and tricks of game; the art of tracking and shooting it; the choice of firearms, the training of dogs, their illnesses, etc.

[HUNTING] - Elzéar BLAZE - *The Hunter with a Pointing Dog*, covering the habits and tricks of game; the art of tracking and shooting it; the choice of firearms, the training of dogs, their illnesses, etc. Published by Barba, Paris, 1839—Third edition of this great classic, a copy enhanced with a beautiful autograph dedication signed by the author on the title page. Period half-shagreen binding with a well-decorated spine featuring four raised bands; foxing. A fine copy. Illustrated half-title page. In-8, 462 pp. [Included] Elzéar BLAZE - *Le chasseur au chien courant* Published by the author, Paris, 1838 - Rare first edition, complete in two volumes in uniform period bindings with smooth, beautifully decorated spines; slight, insignificant rubbing; a very small tear at the top of the second volume. A few scattered foxing spots. Illustrated half-titles. In-8, 440 pp.; 448 pp. Provenance: Viscount Edmond de Poncins, with his bookplate [Included] Elzéar BLAZE - *Le chasseur au chien d’arrêt* Published by Tresse, Paris, 1846 - Fourth edition, illustrated with a beautiful engraved vignette after Debucourt on the frontispiece; period binding in red half-shagreen with a smooth spine richly decorated in the Romantic style; a small crack at the first joint; foxing. In-8, XXVII; 420 pp.