265 - [HUNTING] H. ROBINSON - Advice for Hunters on Shooting, Firearms, Ammunition, and Hunting Equipment, Hunting on the Plains, and Various Methods of Hunting Wild Birds

[HUNTING] H. ROBINSON - Advice for Hunters on Shooting, Firearms, Ammunition, and Hunting Equipment, Hunting on the Plains, and Various Methods of Hunting Wild Birds Published by Goin in Paris (cover) and by Parent et Fils in Brussels, and by Tanera in Paris in 1865 (title page) — Second edition, just as rare and sought-after as the original. Illustrated with 5 plates: 2 lithographs printed on laid paper and mounted, and 3 woodcuts by Félicien Rops. The woodcuts by Félicien Rops date from the artist’s early years in Brussels. Slightly later binding by Thierry in half-maroquin with corner pieces, spine with 5 raised bands, gilt head, covers preserved. Some foxing. Good overall condition. (Thiébaud, 788) In-8, 223 pp. Provenance: Viscount Edmond de Poncins, with his bookplate [Included] Charles LANCASTER - The Art of Hunting and Shooting Société d’éditions scientifiques, Paris, 1898 - A very fine volume illustrated with 56 en-plaque engravings, quite rare. Copy in a period binding of green half-shagreen, spine with 5 raised bands, slightly sun-faded, covers intact, in good overall condition. In-8, 247 pp. (2ff.) Provenance: Biencourt-Poncins Library, with a coat-of-arms bookplate [Included] Vicomte de HEDOUVILLE - Hunting with Firearms: Methods, Practice, and Purpose Published by Plon in Paris, 1880 - A fine copy of this rare work, with a lovely period binding in red half-shagreen, a spine with five raised bands and floral-decorated panels. Illustrated with several figures. In-12, XIX.; 232 pp. [Included] Joseph LA VALLEE - Hunting with Firearms in France Hachette, Paris, 1860 - Fourth revised and expanded edition of one of the most famous 19th-century manuals on hunting with firearms, skillfully written and enriched with numerous anecdotes and the author’s personal recollections. Contemporary half-calf binding with a smooth, decorated spine; some scuffing and minor imperfections, a few foxing spots. Illustrated with 30 woodcut vignettes designed by F. Grenier. The Marquis de Lavallée was the founder of the *Journal des chasseurs*. In-12, 354 pp. (1 pp.)