247 - [HUNTING] Maurice de LA FUYE - Hunting Thrushes with a Rifle

[HUNTING] Maurice de LA FUYE - Hunting Thrushes with a Rifle Published by Lucien Laveur, Paris, 1912 - A fine copy of this very comprehensive work, in a period half-calf binding with a five-ribbed spine and richly decorated panels, a red morocco title label, preserved covers, in excellent overall condition, and a fresh interior free of foxing. Includes the engraved frontispiece. In-12, XX.; 326 pp. [Included] COLLECTIVE WORK (Maurice De La Fuye, Viscount d’Applaincourt, Ronan de Kermadec, Count Pierre de Broissia) - The Woodcock Hunt Blois, Grande Imprimerie de Blois, 1925—A fine copy of this collective work in a period half-percale binding, with a title label on the spine and covers intact. Illustrated with 9 separate plates and several black-and-white drawings and sketches. In-12, XII.; 255 pp. (4ff.) [Included] Théodore POLET DE FAVEAUX (SYLVAIN) - The Woodcock Hunter Published by Auguste Goin in Paris, undated [circa 1890–1900]—A fine copy in a slightly later half-shagreen binding. Covers intact; in good overall condition despite scattered foxing. Numerous engravings in the text. In-12, 215 pp. (1 pp.) Provenance: Viscount Edmond de Poncins, with his bookplate [Included] Léopold ELOUIS - Hunting Snipe, Hunting in the Marshes and by the Sea in Normandy Librairie Léon Vanier, Paris, n.d. [1887]—A very rare volume illustrated with a frontispiece, a color plate as a separate insert, and 7 black-and-white vignettes in the text. Scattered foxing and traces of old water stains. Beautiful contemporary or slightly later binding by Thierry in half-maroquin with corner caps, gilt head, 5-rib spine, and covers intact. (Thiébaud, 332) In-12, 225 pp. Provenance: Viscount Edmond de Poncins, with his bookplate