263 - [HUNTING] Ernest BELLECROIX - French Hunting Grounds: Plains, Woods, and Marshes

[HUNTING] Ernest BELLECROIX - French Hunting Grounds: Plains, Woods, and Marshes Firmin-Didot, Paris, 1880—Second edition; a fine copy in a period binding by Carayon in half-percale with corner pieces; some foxing but in good overall condition with covers intact. In-12, (1ff.) 319pp. (1ff.) [Also included from the same publisher] Practical Hunting: Hunting Clubs, Hunting Grounds, Game Wardens, Pest Control, Game Breeding, Restocking, etc. Published by Firmin-Didot, Paris, 1886—A fine copy illustrated with numerous figures by the author. Period binding in half-vellum, with a red morocco title label; interior in fresh condition. In-12, IX.; 428 pp. [Included] Count Jean de SABRAN-PONTEVES - Les veillées du Gerfault Bibliothèque de la chasse illustrée, Paris, n.d. [circa 1890–1900] - A fine copy in a contemporary or slightly later half-shagreen binding, with a slightly sun-faded 5-rib spine; covers intact. Numerous illustrations after Bellecroix, Gelibert, Mahler, etc. In-12, 254 pp. Provenance: Viscount Edmond de Poncins, with his bookplate [Included] Eugène CHAPUIS - Les chasses princières en France de 1589 à 1841 Librairie Hachette, Paris, Bibliothèque des Chemins de Fer, 1853—First edition, a fine copy in a period binding of blue half-shagreen, spine with four raised bands and richly decorated panels, some foxing. In-12, 263 pp. (1 pp.)